Overseas status of progress
This page explains the geological disposal abroad. How is the status of progress and disposal waste different in each country?
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Source : https://www.numo.or.jp/q_and_a/faq/faq100062.html
| Finland |
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| Progress |
Operating preliminary disposal site construction started, scheduled to commence operation in the early 2020s |
| Disposal waste |
Spent fuel |
| Main candidate sites |
Eurajoki municipality Olukiluoto |
| Operation schedule |
Beginning of the 2020's |
| Sweden |
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| Progress |
Selection of disposal site, application of location / construction permission, scheduled to commence operation around 2030 |
| Disposal waste |
Spent fuel |
| Main candidate sites |
Forsmark in Östhammar municipality |
| Operation schedule |
Around 2030 |
| France |
 |
| Progress |
Underground underground investigation underway |
| Disposal waste |
Vitrified waste, long life duration level radioactive waste |
| Main candidate sites |
Near Bure Underground Research facility |
| Operation schedule |
Around 2025 |
| Switzerland |
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| Progress |
Site selection in progress (completed 2nd stage in November 2018) |
| Disposal waste |
Vitrified waste / spent fuel, α waste (TRU waste), low and medium level radioactive waste |
| Main candidate sites |
To be determined |
| Operation schedule |
Around 2060 |
| Canada |
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| Progress |
Site selection in progress |
| Disposal waste |
Spent fuel |
| Main candidate sites |
To be determined |
| Operation schedule |
To be determined |
| UK |
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| Progress |
Site selection in progress |
| Disposal waste |
Vitrified waste, medium level radioactive waste |
| Main candidate sites |
To be determined |
| Operation schedule |
Around 2040 |
| U.S.A |
 |
| Progress |
Under consideration of site selection procedure etc. |
| Disposal waste |
Vitrified waste/ spent fuel, TRU waste |
| Main candidate sites |
Although undecided, TRU waste is disposed of in Carlsbad |
| Operation schedule |
Although it is undecided, TRU waste is in operation |
| Germany |
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| Progress |
New site selection procedure was established |
| Disposal waste |
Vitrified waste / spent fuel (exothermic radioactive waste), non-pyrogenic waste (low level radioactive waste) |
| Main candidate sites |
To be determined |
| Operation schedule |
To be determined |
| Belgium |
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| Progress |
Under consideration of basic disposal policy etc. |
| Disposal waste |
Vitrified waste / spent fuel, long-lived intermediate level radioactive waste |
| Main candidate sites |
To be determined |
| Operation schedule |
To be determined |
| Spain |
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| Progress |
Studying the final management policy |
| Disposal waste |
Glass solidified material / spent fuel, long life intermediate level radioactive waste |
| Main candidate sites |
To be determined |
| Operation schedule |
To be determined |
| China |
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| Progress |
Plan to conduct site selection, construction and testing of underground laboratories, safety assessment, etc. |
| Disposal waste |
Vitrified waste / spent fuel |
| Main candidate sites |
To be determined |
| Operation schedule |
To be determined |
| Korea |
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| Progress |
Under consideration of site selection procedure |
| Disposal waste |
Spent fuel |
| Main candidate sites |
To be determined |
| Operation schedule |
To be determined |
| Japan |
 |
| Progress |
Site selection in progress |
| Disposal waste |
Vitrified waste , low-level radioactive waste for geological disposal |
| Main candidate sites |
To be determined |
| Operation schedule |
Late 2030s |
