# Finland nearing opening of world’s first permanent nuclear waste repository

- Source: Al Jazeera
- Published: 2026-10-23T13:50:26+00:00
- Category: World
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- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/finland-nearing-opening-of-world-s-first-permanent-nuclear-waste-repos-00ebe5/

Facilities are being built in many countries, but Finland is the first to licence its underground storage facility.

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