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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.
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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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