Editorial

  • Jasper Griffioen TNO Geological Survey of the Netherlands, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Ton Wildenborg TNO Sustainable Geo-Energy Utrecht, The Netherlands
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/njg.2016.27

Abstract

This special issue of the Netherlands Journal of Geosciences is dedicated to geoscientific research related to geological disposal of nuclear waste. Geological disposal of nuclear waste is generally accepted as the optimum solution to the problem, though it has always been politically a hot potato. It was the Secretary of Energy in the first Obama Administration who halted the Yucca Mountain national programme on nuclear waste disposal within six weeks of his appointment, without citing technical or safety issues or presenting alternatives (Alley & Alley, 2013). This contrasts sharply with the Finnish situation where the government granted a construction licence for a final disposal facility on 12 November 2015. Sweden is expected to follow soon.

Published
2016-09-13
How to Cite
Griffioen J., & Wildenborg T. (2016). Editorial. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 95(2), 215. https://doi.org/10.1017/njg.2016.27
Issue
Volume 95 - 2016
Section
Original Articles
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