WBCS 2024 · Question 32 of 196

Finland has started a permanent deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel. Where it is situated?

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AIt is near the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant on the west coast of FinlandCorrect
BIt is in North Pole near Svalbard archipelago.
CIt is near capital city, Helsinki just adjacent to Suomenlinna Fortress in Finland.
DNone of the above

Answer: A. It is near the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant on the west coast of Finland

Explanation

Official WBPSC key (Series A): (A) It is near the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant on the west coast of Finland. Finland's Onkalo repository is the world's first permanent deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel, located at a depth of over 400 meters in ancient bedrock near the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant on Finland's west coast.

Source: WBCS (Exe) etc. (Prelim) 2024, Series A

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