Juhani Vira

Reprocessing and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel

Dr. Vira is the senior vice president responsible for research at Posiva Oy in Finland. His present responsibility covers both the research into long-term safety of geological disposal and the Olkiluoto site characterization activities, including the investigations carried out in the ONKALO, an underground rock characterization facility that is planned to be used later as the main access way to the repository. Before Posiva Oy, Dr. Vira worked as a research scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre studying various aspects of nuclear fuel cycles, including their relationships with nuclear proliferation issues. Dr. Vira holds a doctorate of science degree from the Helsinki University of Technology.