> There are already digs in place in Finland and the US with capacities to store centuries worth of nuclear waste, a mile underground. And this is why nuclear

> There are already digs in place in Finland and the US with capacities to store centuries worth of nuclear waste, a mile underground. And this is why nuclear waste disposal is _not_ an overblown challenge. Because even though there are already digs in place, almost all of the waste still sits right by in-use reactors. The US has been trying to fix this since the 80s, and afaik real progress has not been made since the bill to put it in Yucca mountain was killed in 2010. It might be a political challenge rather than a technical challenge, but it is an _extremely_ difficult political challenge that should be deeply considered when supporting nuclear energy. It is not really safe or cheap for it to stay above ground by reactors forever.