# Finland licenses the world's first permanent spent nuclear fuel repository

- By: Newsline Post Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T12:50:23.000Z
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The Finnish government granted Posiva an operating licence for Onkalo on 22 October, though the company cannot yet start burying spent fuel. Finland's government granted the company Posiva an operating licence on 22 October 2026 for Onkalo, the world's first spent-fuel repository to receive one, according to World Nuclear News. The licence covers up to 6,500 tonnes of uranium in spent fuel from the Olkiluoto and Loviisa plants, about 3,300 canisters, to be placed roughly 450 metres underground. Posiva cannot start operating until Finland's nuclear safety regulator, STUK, completes a prior inspection, and the company has set no timetable.

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