I think we don't really have problems with nuclear waste management right now, at least i think in europe, idk about America or Asia so please tell me if i am wrong.

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 day ago (4 children)

We do have one in Germany. While we are searching for suitable long term storage, the barrels are rusting away in salt mines.

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Okay i have to search about this, why the hell the barrels are in salt mines tho? 😭

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

They just dumped them there in the 60s and 70s before there was regulation...

Edit:
Here's two links, if you want to read up on it:

English Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asse_II_mine
Most official source you will find (German): https://www.bge.de/de/asse/themenschwerpunkt-radioaktive-abfaelle/
(Mind that a translator will like translate the name of the mine "Asse" as "Aces".)

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah now that make more sense

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