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by BBergdahl
2133 days ago
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We do have a final long term storage solution for spent swedish waste. Location selected and approved, method tested and the cost has been covered by a nuclear waste fund fee on the produced power. In short it's copper clad steel capsules put in holes surrounded by bentonite clay down in deep shafts dug in stable bedrock. It's probably a waste of good breeder fuel. But it won't leak due to any natural occuring incident in a very, very long time.
I think there is information in english here for the curious. https://www.skb.com/ (They have a nice guided tour down in the research mine the did dig to study water flow and chemistry, can recommend it.http://www.skb.com/research-and-technology/laboratories/the-... ) There is probably other ways of doing it, but saying there is no method ready is wrong. I would prefer to burn it again in a breeder and get 500yr waste instead of 50k yr waste. But if we're going to bury it, this will keep the stuff safe for the time needed. |
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