International issuesNuclear wastes in neighbouring countriesThe majority of nearby nuclear wastes is situated in the areas of the former Soviet Union. In the Kola Peninsula, there are spent fuel dumps of nuclear-powered submarines and ice-breakers. In the storages of the Leningrad nuclear power plant in Sosnovy Bor, there is spent fuel equivalent to about 5000 tons of uranium. Since there is no intention to reprocess it, it will probably stay there for a long time. In Estonia, near the town of Sillamäe on the shore of the Gulf of Finland there is a large waste depository. International agreements and recommendationsThe most important international agreement on waste management is the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management which came into force in June 2001. The EU does not have any specific regulations concerning the technical implementation and safety of nuclear waste management. Consequently Finland's EU membership has not affected Finnish nuclear waste management practices or plans. Page updated 12/05/2009
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