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The opening session of the Sixth International Conference on Geological Repositories (ICGR-6) in Helsinki, Finland. Photo: Krystal Kenney

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^{Spent nuclear fuel repository site, Olkiluoto, Finland. Photo: Kallerna.}

Introduction

The Sixth International Conference on Geological Repositories (ICGR) took place in Helsinki, Finland from 4-8 A...

Deadline for submission of abstracts       30 June 2023    

Notification of accepted contributions      17 July 2023

Deadline for attendance registration          27 Oct 2023      

Deadline for presentation submissions 27 Oct 2...

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This event has now finished. Speaker presentations are available for download using the links in the 'Download' section.

NEA article reporting on this workshop:

Examining new technolog...