Abstract

The development of nuclear waste management policy continues across the world. However, there have been very few significant developments in 2014. The global leaders in this area, the European Union (EU), Canada, and the United States have made little progress. In the EU, plans across member states remain influenced by EC Directive 2011/70 Establishing a Community Framework for the Responsible and Safe Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste, which aims to establish a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste. 2015 will be the key year for this directive, which requires member states to notify the Commission of their national nuclear waste management programs by August 2015. In many other countries, legislation for nuclear waste management remains a work in progress. Finland is perhaps the country with the most advanced plans, and 2015 will be a significant year for its nuclear waste...

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