Finnish Saanio & Riekkola’s (S&R) expertise helps enable the approval of the construction of the world’s first permanent spent nuclear fuel repository

Upon the approval of the construction license for the spent nuclear fuel repository at Olkiluoto November 12th 2015, Finland is now the most advanced country in the world in spent nuclear fuel repository planning and implementation. “Finland’s parliamentary decision confirms the commitment to a world leading nuclear waste management programme. It also says something about the values of this Nordic state which other nuclear powered countries will now keenly observe”, says Mr. Fionán O’Carroll, Project Manager for International Operations at Saanio & Riekkola (S&R).ONKALO, the underground