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Finland to open world’s first nuclear waste tomb

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ALBAWABA - Finland has five nuclear reactors and before 1994 it used to ship its nuclear waste to Russia, a law change however, is forcing the country to adapt and look inwards for its long-time nuclear waste storage...

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Twenty-two years ago, Finland invested €1 billion (approximately US$1.16 billion) to build the Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository, which is now nearing commissioning. This facility, located 433 meters underground, will seal nuclear waste deep within the bedrock, and is expected to remain safely isolated for up to 100,000 years.

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Located more than 400 meters underground, Finland's Onkalo nuclear waste storage facility will soon be operational, offering an optimal solution to a long-standing problem facing the global energy industry for more than half a century.

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