What are the solutions ?

We don’t have any solution for the radioactive wastes today.

Commonly-accepted disposal options:

Option Suitable waste types Examples
Near-surface disposal at ground level, or in caverns below ground level (at depths of tens of metres) LLW and short-lived ILW
  • Implemented for LLW in many countries, including Czech Republic, Finland, France, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, UK, and USA.
  • Implemented in Finland and Sweden for LLW and short-lived ILW.
Deep geological disposal
(at depths between 250m and 1000m for mined repositories, or 2000m to 5000m for boreholes)
Long-lived ILW and HLW (including used fuel)
  • Most countries have investigated deep geological disposal and it is official policy in several countries.
  • Implemented in the USA for defence-related truansuranic waste at WIPP.
  • Preferred sites selected in France, Sweden, Finland, and the USAa.
  • Geological repository site selection process commenced in the UK and Canada.

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