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Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management
Updated 10/11/2009

See also: Nuclear Safety Convention.

Finland signed the Convention on 2 October 1997 and deposited the tools of acceptance on 10 February 2000. The Convention entered into force on 18 June 2001 and has 31 Contracting Parties as of 15 April 2003.

The first Review Meeting of the Convention will be held from 3 to 14 November 2003. At the Organizational Meeting (pdf) in April 2003 the Contracting Parties decided inter alia on the composition of Country Groups and the appropriate officers for the Review meeting.

In the first Finnish National Report

  • the scope of application of the Convention to the Finnish circumstances is explained
  • policies and practices of Finnish spent fuel and radioactive waste management as well as inventories are summarized
  • the implementation of each of the Articles 4 to 28 of the Convention is evaluated.

Based on the evaluation, it is the understanding of the Finnish authorities that

  • the Finnish nuclear, radiation and waste safety regulations fulfil the obligations of the Convention
  • the Finnish regulatory infrastructure is in compliance with the Convention obligations
  • the regulatory and licensing policies and the practical implementation of the national spent fuel and radioactive waste management programme comply with the Convention obligations
  • there are some issues requiring further development  to enhance safety; they are discussed in the report.

The second Finnish National Report was submitted to the Convention before 14 October 2005.

The third Finnish National Report was submitted to the Convention before 11 October 2008.

Page updated 10/11/2009