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Storing nuclear waste isn't really a problem, we have a lot of ground to bury it in, and, as you say, it's relatively small. One way to think about it is that
by ALittleLight 6y ago
Storing nuclear waste isn't really a problem, we have a lot of ground to bury it in, and, as you say, it's relatively small. One way to think about it is that the nuclear fuel is all buried in the ground before we use it, so burying the waste (or using it in a different reactor) seems perfectly reasonable.
- skitout 6y agoNuclear fuel is not as radioactive than nuclear waste, putting it in the ground has a lot of challenge and (long term) risk
- himinlomax 6y agoThe most promising scheme for dumping waste is deep coring. Previous schemes involved digging shallow burial sites, 100 m or 200 m deep. This is not safe in the medium term, as ground water could easily seep through in the case of geological events. But if you drill a 2000 m hole and cover it back up, there's absolutely no chance of the material coming back up in any way (as long as the site is not the worst.)