>The waste is secure People don't remember the Hanau scandal of the 80s/90s. It was the 'Atomic village' of Germany, home to the two largest nuclear companies

>The waste is secure People don't remember the Hanau scandal of the 80s/90s. It was the 'Atomic village' of Germany, home to the two largest nuclear companies of Germany (one was, funnily, called Nukem). Their managers were accused of taking bribes, selling radioactive waste for weapons, and mislabeling atomic waste for cheaper disposal (including just chucking it into the sea!). It's one of the reasons why the early Green party was so anti-nuclear, there was no trust. Atomic waste can be securely stored, but there will always be corners to be cut to make a quick buck. There's a German language summary here: https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/hanau-der-anfang-vom-ende-des-atomdorfs-100.html https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/hanau-der-anfang-vom-en...