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Re:Energy Department teams up with Bill Gates to move mini-n... by acidburnNSA on Sunday August 26, 2018 @09:16AM (#17845798)
According to many politicians, the Simpsons, the general public, and the anti-nuclear community, yes. But not according to geologists and engineers! The Finns have a deep geologic repository for long term waste storage under constructions [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkalo_spent_nuclear_fuel_repo...

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Re:Energy Department teams up with Bill Gates to move mini-n... by caymanjim on Monday August 27, 2018 @08:40PM (#17855743)
Safe storage is not even remotely a technical problem. It's a political issue. NIMBY concerns over transport are the only barrier. The government already has a completely viable storage facility plan at Yucca Mountain.
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