The final disposal method ensures through multiple redundancy that the radioactive waste will pose no hazard to the environment or to people.
It is estimated that final disposal of spent nuclear fuel from the Fennovoima nuclear power plant will begin in 2050 at the earliest.
The spent nuclear fuel will be placed in interim storage in separate buildings at the plant site.
In addition to spent nuclear fuel, the plant will produce low- and medium-level reactor waste.
This waste,produced in normal operations, will be processed,stored and finally disposed of at the plant site.
The same procedure is followed at existing nuclear power plants in Finland.