Finland Dump

beneath a dense pine forest on the peninsula of Olkiluoto, on the shores of

western Finland. It should store up to 6,500 tonnes of waste. Finland opted

for a deep geological deposit to permanently and securely dispose of

radioactive spent nuclear fuel. Carved in the granite bedrock, deep below

the surface, the storage is conceived to protect the surface from

radioactivity for at least 100,000 years. After a one-year delay due to

technical difficulties, the Onkalo (“cave” in Finnish) is now awaiting

final approval from the Finnish Nuclear Security Agency, STUK. Contacted by

The European Correspondent, the operator of the Onkalo, Posiva, reaffirmed

its goal to start operations in 2026. The construction of the Onkalo site

has cost around €1 billion so far, Posiva told TEC. The operations and

the site’s closing, in a hundred years from now, are further evaluated at

an additional €4 billion, bringing the total cost to €5.5 billion. For

context, decommissioning a wind turbine in Finland costs between €10,000

and €85,000.

European Correspondent 17th Dec 2025

https://europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/the-cost-of-eternity