# Germany's search for a nuclear waste site

https://mins.news/en/item/124206

- DW, 2026-11-01 08:06 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-search-for-a-nuclear-waste-site/a-79820678?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Finland has become the first country to approve a final repository for nuclear waste. Germany is still seeking a deep underground site; its waste agency says only 5% of the country, across 11 of its 16 states, remains under consideration. Germany aims to identify a location by 2050, and the government is examining whether the process can be sped up.