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Norway consults 22 municipalities about hosting nuclear waste facilities

Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning is surveying 22 localities to assess their interest in hosting storage facilities for radioactive waste from the country’s former research reactors.

Norway consults 22 municipalities about hosting nuclear waste facilities

SectorÉnergie Nucléaire, Démantèlement
ThemeRégulation & Gouvernance, Politique publique

Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND), the body responsible for managing radioactive waste in Norway, has contacted 22 municipalities to gauge their willingness to participate in a site selection process for future nuclear storage facilities. This consultation marks a preliminary stage in identifying a suitable location for the storage of waste from the decommissioned research reactors at Halden and Kjeller.

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Énergie Nucléaire