The WM (Waste Management) 2011 - conference took place from February 27 to March 3 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona (USA). 

The annual WM-conference was organized for 37 time. More than 2.000 participants from all-around the world got informed on the state of research and technology with regard to radioactive waste management.

Currently, different options for direct disposal of spent fuel in a repository in salt formations are under investigation in Germany. At the conference, DBE TECHNOLOGY GmbH, which was represented by two employees, and its associate GNS (= Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service mbH) reported on results of a study on the technical feasibility of the direct disposal of spent fuel in transport and storage casks that are also used for interim storage in salt formations:

• Disposal of Spent Fuel from German Nuclear Power Plants: The Third Option - Disposal of Transport and Storage Casks (Status)

The joined intensive discussions underlined the international interest on this issue.

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