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[–] DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

it turns out you can basically just put the spent fuel back where you found it

Can you explain what you mean by this? I study Chemistry and am from a Uranium producing country and this frankly just seems wrong.

[–] Aeri@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Deep geological disposal in underground mines or stable rock formations 200 to 1,000 meters deep is the globally accepted standard for isolating high-level nuclear waste.

I did say that I was oversimplifying it radically. We don't literally just put it back in the ground it needs to be in a smart place.

[–] DrunkenDuckling@lemmus.org 1 points 1 day ago

Makes sense, my country has been struggling with this problem for a while because it's tectonically simply not stable enough. And good luck convincing geologically suited countries to take everyone's waste.