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Onkalo repository operating licence

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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

  1. 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

  1. 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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