re: #237 yasharki

Can’t they just use an abandoned mine to store this waste? There are salt mines which are miles deep. One such mine could easily fit 70 thousand tons of nuclear waste, or even popcorn (volume wise). Soil would provide perfect protection from radiation topside, and a thin concrete cover would prevent ground water from mixing with the waste.

That’s been proposed for years, and it’s always been shouted down by the NIMBY folks. For some reason, every time I’ve suggested storing it literally in the back yards of the NIMBY folks, they start with the vulgar language.