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In Finland, about 1700 tU of spent nuclear fuel has arisen from the operation of the four nuclear power units which were commissioned in late 1970’s - early 1980’s. Initially the spent fuel management policy was based on seeking for international centralised options because of the small size of the nuclear energy program. The amendment of the Nuclear Energy Act of 1994, however, revised the policy and disposal of spent fuel into the domestic bedrock is nowadays the only option.
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RUOKOLA, E. (2006). MANAGEMENT OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL IN FINLAND: POLICY, PAST AND PRESENT PRACTICES, PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. In: Sarkisov, A., Tournyol du Clos, A. (eds) Scientific and Technical Issues in the Management of Spent Fuel of Decommissioned Nuclear Submarines. NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 215. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4173-X_04
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