How does Adaptive Phased Management compare with what others are doing?
Similar plans have recently been approved in the UK and France and are already well advanced in other European countries such as Finland and Sweden. After a site selection process and agreement by a host community, Finland has begun underground characterization of a site for a deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel and is preparing for the licensing process. Citizens are engaged throughout the process. Sweden is also proceeding on a stepwise path towards final site selection for a deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. In October, 2006 the UK Government accepted the recommendation of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) which called for Phased Deep Geological Disposal of higher activity radioactive waste.
