> there are several operating nuclear waste facilities 22 sites. Theoretically "actives" ones are: - Olkiluoto which is in fact Onkalo (see https://en.wikipe

> there are several operating nuclear waste facilities 22 sites. Theoretically "actives" ones are: - Olkiluoto which is in fact Onkalo (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant#Onkalo_spent_nuclear_fuel_repository https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant#... ) which is "expected to be operational in 2023." (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkalo_spent_nuclear_fuel_repository https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkalo_spent_nuclear_fuel_repo... ) - Loviisa which is AFAIK a site dedicated to the local reactors(?), and only for "low- and intermediate-level operational wastes". Onkalo is the planned site, and is NOT active ( see https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/finland.aspx https://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-pr... ) - Wolseon (Korea) is for Low and Intermediate Level waste only (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolseong_Low_and_Intermediate_Level_Radioactive_Waste_Disposal_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolseong_Low_and_Intermediate_... ). Its total capacity (800k drums) is far away, as for now it only contains 100k drums (see https://www.korad.or.kr/korad-eng/html.do?menu_idx=37 https://www.korad.or.kr/korad-eng/html.do?menu_idx=37 ) - the "Waste Isolation Pilot Plant" (New Mexico) is, well, a "Pilot Plant" (doesn't come as a surprise). Moreover "The waste is from the research and production of United States nuclear weapons only", and only for 10k years. (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_Isolation_Pilot_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_Isolation_Pilot_Plant ). In some dream one may deposit powerplant waste there, however back in reality... "Back here in reality" (uh, uh) there is no active site in any huge nation which nuke-produces power for decades (US, France, Germany, Japan...) It will become more and more difficult for the public to believe that all this is perfectly managed, back here in reality. > Do you realize that these figures include cleanup from nuclear weapons development? Do you realize that the civil and military were so intimately tied during those phases that no one (even, in France, the supreme public finance audit authority, namely la 'Cour des comptes') can untangle the mess? > Even if the pessimistic figures pan out The UK had less than 20 nuclear powerplants and upon starting serious decommission they think that decommission costs will amount to at least £234b Even if (at best) only ~1/3 (?) will be necessary for purely civil reactors and sites that's ~£78b (~110bUSD) The US have 58 active nuclear power plants (96 reactors) (see https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/nuclear/nuclear-power-plants.php https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/nuclear/nuclear-power-pl... ), approximately 3 times more.