Radioactive waste disposal in Japan, especially focused on geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste

Sasao, Eiji   

This paper will be presented as an invited talk in the session "Nuclear Geoscience in Developing Countries" at the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2021. In this paper, the current status of radioactive waste disposal in Japan, especially from the geoscientific point of view, is introduced. In particular, I introduce the current status of geoscientific studies, including the release of the Nationwide Map of "Scientific Features" relevant for Geological Disposal, for the implementation of geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste in Japan, located in a geologically active zone.