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To: Pontiac

Now...if you want to deal with high level waste permanently, bury it in a subduction zone on the ocean floor. This will make it completely inaccessible to humans, and will store it until it gets incinerated and dispersed safely in the Earth’s mantle.


26 posted on 03/04/2026 11:02:05 AM PST by rottndog (What comes after America?)
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To: rottndog

I thought of that idea myself.

However I can’t imagine how expensive it would be to build a container able to withstand the pressure to get it to the bottom intact.

I think the salt mines are the best option. These salt formations have existed for over a billion years. The biggest worry for radwaste burial is water intrusion. Any fissure permitting water intrusion in salt formations are self sealing.


27 posted on 03/04/2026 11:21:48 AM PST by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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