Global Progress Towards Sustainable Endpoint Solutions for High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel webinar series 1.1 - Restarting the Siting Process for HLW and SNF Storage and Disposal

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)?launched a 2024/2025 webinar series showcasing the Global Progress Towards Sustainable Endpoint Solutions for High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel. Siting, constructing and operating interim storage facilities and geological disposal facilities can build on an extensive body of knowledge on the scientific and technological basis, as well as numerous examples of how to obtain and sustain a social license while.This first webinar shares experiences from national programmes in Asia (Korea and Japan), Europe (Germany and UK) and North America (USA). Senior programme representatives 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.