On November 14, 2024, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Department of Nuclear Energy, the
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy, and the Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) are launching a webinar series showcasing the Global Progress Towards Sustainable Endpoint Solutions for High-level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel featuring senior representatives of national HLW and SNF management programmes around the world.
Today, national programmes can refer to an extensive body of knowledge providing the scientific and technological basis for storage and geological disposal. These programmes also provide numerous examples of how to obtain and sustain a social license while siting, constructing and operating interim storage facilities and geological disposal facilities.
This first webinar, Restarting the Siting Process for HLW and SNF Storage and Disposal, will share experiences from national programmes in Asia (Korea and Japan), Europe (Germany and UK) and North America (USA).
Senior programme representatives will convey insights on how large nuclear programmes have restarted their siting process and are working towards providing the safe and accepted facilities needed to manage their HLW and SNF inventories. The goal in each national programme is to establish a geological disposal facility and to ensure that adequate storage capacity is available until disposal operations can begin.
The
webinar will last 1.5 hours, and is open to the public, providing opportunities for audience engagement and Q&A through a webinar chat function.
