Estonia's geology holds promise for nuclear waste disposal

A new Deep Isolation study commissioned by advanced reactor deployment company Fermi Energia discusses the potential suitability of areas in Estonia considered for siting a deep horizontal borehole repository for nuclear waste.

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Estonia's Fermi Energia looks to Deep Isolation to provide solution to nuclear waste disposal

The preliminary study found no fundamental geologic limitations to disposing of nuclear waste in deep horizontal boreholes and that a wide range of locations could be demonstrated to comply with IAEA