The nuclear waste policy act of 1982 established a timetable and procedure for constructing a permanent underground repository for high level radioactive waste by the mid 1990s and provided for some temporary storage of waste including spent fuel from 104 civilian nuclear reactors that produce about 19 4 of electricity there. The facility named onkalo meaning small cave or cavity is being built in the granite bedrock at the. After the finnish nuclear energy act was amended in 1994 to specify that all nuclear waste produced in finland must be disposed of in finland olkiluoto was selected in 2000 as the site for a very long term underground storage facility for finland s spent nuclear fuel.
Home radioactive waste spent fuel storage consolidated interim storage facility consolidated interim storage facility cisf in recent years the nrc has received notices of intent from two entities planning to submit applications for consolidated interim storage facilities cisf. The plan was abandoned again because of legal action this time by the area. In 2007 a property called mukaty station in the northern territory was put forward to host the nuclear waste facility.
For example the wipp site a repository for lower level radioactive waste from defense sources maintains much community support because the site provides jobs and actively engages the community promoting itself as vital to national defense. Nuclear waste storage facilities would guarantee a steady stream of jobs and money for the community. The united states is home to 21 stranded nuclear waste storage sites according to a new map from the congressional research service that displays a total of 80 sites where the country s.
The german utility has handed the facility over to bundes gesellschaft für zwischenlagern the government owned company responsible for its operation. Preussenelektra has completed the construction of a second interim storage facility for low and intermediate level radioactive waste at the unterweser nuclear power plant. An ontario nuclear power generating company has officially dropped its pursuit of a deep underground storage facility for low to intermediate level radioactive waste within a half mile of lake huron.
Interim storage facilities are generally used for ilw and hlw including used nuclear fuel from reactors. Specially designed interim surface or sub surface storage waste facilities are currently used in many countries to ensure the safe storage of hazardous radioactive waste pending the availability of a long term disposal option. The site is located on federal land adjacent to the nevada test site in nye county nevada about 80 mi 130 km.
The yucca mountain nuclear waste repository as designated by the nuclear waste policy act amendments of 1987 is a proposed deep geological repository storage facility within yucca mountain for spent nuclear fuel and other high level radioactive waste in the united states.
