Supplementary interim storage facility studies have been completed

In 2015, the Danish Parliament decided that supplementary investigations into an interim storage facility solution for radioactive waste in Denmark should be conducted. The three reports are now available.

Danish Decommissioning, in collaboration with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), has submitted the summary report 'Supplementary Interim Storage Studies – Summary' to the Ministry of Higher Education and Science.

The consolidated report summarizes the two sub-reports:

The comprehensive report also includes recommendations for the further process of deciding on and developing a long-term solution for radioactive waste in Denmark.
Read the comprehensive report

Together, the three reports constitute the supplementary investigations into an interim storage facility solution for radioactive waste in Denmark.

Next Steps
The material will be discussed at the next two Contact Forum meetings on December 14 and January 18, where citizen groups, environmental organisations, and municipalities, among others, are represented. Furthermore, it will be discussed at a meeting on January 6 for the inter-ministerial working group, after which the working group will present a proposal for the further political handling of the matter.
Read more about the political process at ufm.dk/deponering



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