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Re:Developers of small modular reactors hope their time has ... by jacksonkmarley on Thursday March 24, 2022 @07:34AM (#30788459)
There is currently still no licensed long term storage site for high-level waste in the world. That is amazing really. I consider that a major issue, even if the barriers are mostly political rather than technical.
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Re:Developers of small modular reactors hope their time has ... by EricE on Thursday March 24, 2022 @12:08PM (#30791832)
That we are still arguing about burying viable fuel, instead of burning it in more modern and safer designs is what really boggles my mind.

"Here's a nice loaf of bread. Let's bury it in a mountain!"

Utter madness.

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Re:Developers of small modular reactors hope their time has ... by helsinkiandrew on Thursday March 24, 2022 @07:52AM (#30788598)
It's coming close though, Onkalo in Finland is still on track for 2023/2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkalo_spent_nuclear_fuel_repo...

https://www.science.org/content/article/finland-built-tomb-s...

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