Germany "Nuclear Waste" Final Disposal Site Interim Report to Narrow down Candidate Sites September 29, 5:00
In Germany, which is in the process of selecting a final disposal site for so-called "nuclear waste" from nuclear power plants, an interim report has been compiled that 90 areas are suitable based on geological data.
In the future, we will narrow down the candidate sites while listening to the opinions of the citizens, and aim to decide the installation location by 2031.
In Germany, which is proceeding with nuclear phase-out following the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, it was a candidate site for the final disposal site for "high-level radioactive waste," so-called "nuclear waste," from the nuclear power plant. In the northern municipalities, the opposition movement of the residents became stronger and the plan became blank, and the selection of candidate sites became a concern.
On the 28th, the national agency that selects the candidate site for the final disposal site compiled an interim report that 90 areas are suitable based on geological data.
This accounts for 54% of the national land, and in the future, we will narrow down the candidate sites while listening to the opinions of the citizens and, in some cases, considering the population density.
Regarding this interim report, Minister of Environment and Nuclear Safety Schulze emphasized that "scientific criteria, not political criteria, are required for selection in order to receive the final disposal site."
In Germany, it has been decided to abolish all nuclear power plants by 2022, and the final disposal site will also be decided by 2031.