HABOG
HABOG is a dry storage facility operated by COVRA in Netherlands. Its capacity is not publicly disclosed.
A single above-ground building holding all Dutch high-level waste and spent fuel, designed for at least a hundred years of storage. It is painted orange and repainted progressively paler as the radioactivity decays, the building is a deliberate public instrument as much as a store.
Facility
| Stage | Interim storage |
|---|---|
| Operator | COVRA |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Capacity | not disclosed |
| Figure applies to | - |
| Note on the figure | Capacity not publicly stated in tonnes. |
| Status | operating |
| Commissioned | 2003 |
| Coordinates | 51.4400, 3.7200 |
Position in the chain
No disclosed capacity, so its share of world dry_storage capacity cannot be stated.
Other dry storage facilities
| Facility | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clab central interim storage | 11,000tHM | operating |
| HI-STORE, Lea County | 8,680tHM | cancelled |
| Interim Storage Partners, Andrews County | 5,000tHM | licensed |
| Mutsu Recyclable Fuel Storage Center | 3,000tHM | operating |
| Zwilag central interim storage | not disclosed | operating |
| Ahaus interim storage | not disclosed | operating |
| Gorleben interim storage | not disclosed | operating |
| Central Spent Fuel Storage Facility | not disclosed | operating |
| Ignalina dry storage | not disclosed | operating |
Sources
- COVRA · retrieved 2026-09-06
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