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 ...

Interestingly, the repository will be able to hold over 6,000 copper canisters filled with spent nuclear fuel. Long-term nuclear waste management. The repository is expected to begin receiving ...