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Originally posted by Sailor101: ↑

No permanent and safe storage for high-level nuclear waste is yet in operation anywhere in the world.
The current temporary options are either “wet” or “dry” storage. Wet storage entails putting the waste in a pond and covering it with several metres of water to keep it cool. Dry storage involves putting the waste in containers made of concrete and steel.
These options are not a long-term solution. They are vulnerable to corrosion as well as natural disasters such as cyclones, tsunamis, earthquakes, fires and floods. ...
Other nations have struggled to find long-term solutions for nuclear waste storage. There is every reason to expect Australia would face the same problems.
Ref: https://theconversation.com/nuclear-energy-creates-the...
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In the UK, the cost of radioactive waste is forecast to grow to £260 billion (AU $501 billion).
In the USA, the Department of Energy (DOE) has forecast nuclear waste costs of US $50.2 billion (AU $76 billion).
In Canada, the government expects that nuclear waste management will cost CAD $26 billion (AU $29 billion).
Is this the legacy we want to dump onto future generations?

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Careful with those facts mate .

The nuclear shills will start crying .
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