In the week beginning 27 November I was at the IAEA offices in Vienna for the Technical Meeting on site selection criteria for geological disposal siting. This meeting involved 36 participants from 28 countries and considered early outputs from the project which is considering international experience and best-practice approaches to geological disposal siting. I have been associated with the project since its inception in March 2023 and am employed as an expert consultant to support the Technical Officer and core-group in the production of a report that will eventually be published by the Agency within the Nuclear Energy series.