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by FrankenPC 3801 days ago
My dad (high energy physicist) was big on the idea of dumping the nasty stuff deep in abandoned salt mines where the Earth naturally squishes the barrels over long periods of time and essentially re-integrates it into the ground. Of course, human stupidity led to it's political downfall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_Isolation_Pilot_Plant