It is integral to the sustainability of nuclear energy that all radioactive byproducts from nuclear technologies are disposed of responsibly. For spent nuclear fuel and high level waste, the international consensus is for disposal in deep geological repositories.

450,000

Worldwide, there are more than 450,000 tonnes of spent nuclear fuel stored at nuclear power plants and interim storage facilities.

10,000

About 10,000 tonnes of spent nuclear fuel are added annually.

To date, most nuclear countries have not developed a national disposal facility, for a range of reasons …

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Unsuitable geology

Some countries face considerable technical barriers to establishing repositories, such as seismic activity and poor geology.

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Small inventories and high cost

The amount of waste produced is not enough to justify a national facility.

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Poor social acceptance

Some countries face particularly acute challenges in gaining public acceptance for nuclear waste facilities on their own soil.

Nuclear power capacity worldwide

A world map with varying shades of green indicating operational capacity in gigawatts by region. It includes a legend showing categories: 1-5, 5-10, 10-20, 20-40, and >40 gigawatts. Darker shades indicate higher capacity.

What's needed is

a multinational solution.

DeepGEO is the only enterprise seeking to establish commercial multinational deep geological repositories for spent nuclear fuel.

We are developing long-term partnerships with potential host communities, the global nuclear industry, government agencies, and financiers that are necessary to make these vital facilities a reality.

A multinational repository for the disposal of high level nuclear waste…

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… lowers overall cost of disposal.

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… reduces environmental impacts.

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… improves global security.

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… helps enable the development of small modular reactors and advanced nuclear technologies.

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… allows newcomer countries to begin their nuclear energy programmes with certainty.

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… builds genuine economic opportunities for under-served communities.

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