By 2026, Posiva plans to bury 3,250 copper canisters of waste, each measuring 17 feet long and containing about two tons of spent reactor fuel. The canisters will be transported to 230-foot-long ...

When completed, it will store 12,000 tonnes of SNF in 6,000 copper canisters, shielded by bentonite and placed along 60 kilometers of tunnels. The surface section will cover a total area of 24 ...

particularly as copper canisters are often used to contain spent nuclear fuel. Understanding how copper interacts with various corrosive agents over long periods is essential for ensuring the ...

The Forsmark repository is designed to securely house 12,000 tons of spent nuclear fuel in approximately 6,000 copper canisters. These five-meter-long, corrosion-resistant copper capsules will be ...