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Re:Swiss parliament lifts ban on new nuclear power plants by LtdJorge on Thursday June 18, 2026 @10:12PM (#48594102)
Most plants don't need anything special for waste management. They just put it in dry cask storage and leave those in the outside.

Ironically, there's less background radiation around the casks than away from them, since they are so shielded you also get shielded from part of the background radiation too.

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Re:Swiss parliament lifts ban on new nuclear power plants by gambiting on Friday June 19, 2026 @05:30AM (#48596637)
In Netherlands there is a nuclear energy museum where you can literally walk around spent fuel casks.
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Re:Swiss parliament lifts ban on new nuclear power plants by leonidasrup on Friday June 19, 2026 @10:08AM (#48598790)
It not like everyone can walk in and out as he wants. But a tour can be arranged in advance. This are controled facilities.

https://prinsfrank.nl/2022/09/12/Visiting-the-only-nuclear-w...

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