KYT2014 Finnish Research Programme on Nuclear Waste Management 2011–2014 – Final Report

Abstract

The Finnish Research Programme on Nuclear Waste Management, KYT2014, was launched in 2011. The research period closed at the end of 2014. Key themes of the research programme include new and alternative nuclear waste management technologies, research into the safety of nuclear waste management and sociological research related to nuclear waste management. The assessment of the safety of final nuclear waste disposal comprises four sectors: safety case, capacity of buffer and filler materials, long-term integrity of the final disposal canister, other research on safety.