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Onkalo repository operating licence
DevelopingNext check Oct 25: Look for the final government licence instrument, a STUK commissioning or start-up decision, and a dated Posiva opening announcement.
Where it stands
Finland granted Onkalo an operating licence on October 22, 2026, but the repository has not opened. Commissioning tests and inspections still need to be completed and approved by STUK, and no opening date has been set.
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The story so far
Update 1
Finland’s Onkalo wins operating licence, but disposal must wait
Nearly fourteen years after its construction-licence application, Finland’s pioneering repository has operating permission. Commissioning and regulatory acceptance still stand between Onkalo and permanent spent-fuel disposal.
What moved
- Posiva announces that the government has granted the operating licence.
History
Opened1 report
Who's involved
Organizations
Finnish Governmentexecutive body that directs the politics of Finland1 report- Fortum Power and Heat1 report
- PosivaFinnish company1 report
- Teollisuuden VoimaFinnish nuclear power company1 report
Places
- Loviisa Nuclear Power PlantLoviisa Nuclear Power Plant, Loviisa, Uusimaa, Finland1 report
- OlkiluotoOlkiluoto, 27160 Eurajoki, Finland1 report
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