These tunnels are designed for 100,000 years

Tom Scott · documentary · Watch on YouTube

What it is

Tom Scott visits Onkalo in Finland, the planned deep geologic repository for high-level nuclear waste intended to be sealed for 100,000 years.

Recommended in nuclear waste threads as a short, clear look at a real long-term storage solution.

“this is the coolest solution I've seen so far”
Presents a cool long-term nuclear waste disposal solution.
caddywompus, 2021-06 · Recommendation · in “Portable nuclear reactor program sparks controversy”
“Tom Scott has a great video[0] about the Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository in Finland[1]”
Explains Onkalo repository and why the site was chosen
Nannooskeeska, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “The messages that survived civilisation's collapse”

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Topics: onkalo, nuclear waste, finland, geologic repository, tom scott