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Final disposal on the agenda in the side events of the IAEA general conference

Publication date 17.9.2021 13.08 | Published in English on 28.3.2023 at 14.58
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IAEA’s 65th general conference will be held from 20 to 24 September 2021.The event will be held in hybrid form this year as well, making it possible to follow many interesting discussions virtually.

​​​​​​​Finland will be organising a side event hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and STUK will be participating in the programme. The event will describe the Finnish final disposal solution.

A Game Changer: Overall safety at World’s First Geological Repository in Finland seminar on Wednesday 22 September from 1.30 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. (CET). You can watch the event (Zoom) at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82695802038?pwd=K2Y2TzAyNW9vbUNTZjFzSDUyS1pVZz09

Invitation - Overall safety at World’s First Geological Repository in Finland (Linkki!!)

The World’s First Spent Fuel Repository : How to tackle safety, security and safeguards needs?(Linkki!!)

On the previous day, Tuesday 21 September from 9.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m., STUK and FANC, the Belgian authority, will organise another event discussing the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel under the heading “Safeguards by Design”. Sign up by 19 September at: https://forms.office.com/r/2Lp2adqXjF

The events will be held in English.

Further information about the general conference and the side events is available on the IAEA website:
https://www.iaea.org/about/governance/general-conference/gc65/general-information