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> a site without a permeable path to an aquifer This is why salt formations are ideal. The existence of the formation is proof that water isn't leaving the are
by jjoonathan 7y ago
> a site without a permeable path to an aquifer
This is why salt formations are ideal. The existence of the formation is proof that water isn't leaving the area and hasn't been leaving the area even on geological time scales.
- andor 7y agoExactly, like the Asse mine and nuclear waste repository in Germany. Which now has 13500 liters of water flowing in each day, dissolving salt formations making for a slightly corrosive environment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asse_II_mine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asse_II_mine https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.deutschlandfunk.de%2Fmarodes-atommuelllager-die-wachsende-gefahr-von-asse-ii.724.de.html%3Fdram%3Aarticle_id%3D440331 https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https...