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0ur depth at the moment is about 430 metres. eventually, theyll hold 6,500 tonnes of spent uranium — all the waste finlands five reactors will ever produce. it takes hundreds of thousands of years for radioactive waste to safely decay. and this underground tomb is the final resting place for finlands spent nuclear fuel. the bedrock here is almost two billion years old, and geologists think its ideal for a nuclear graveyard. and the whole western finland is located in a really stable, geologica...

The nearby power plant is now home to three reactors after europes newest and most powerful were switched on last year. amid heightened tensions with russia, its been fortunate timing and has helped spare finland from the worst of europes energy crisis. we have a history of being the most dependent on imports in electricity. and finally now we are not dependent on imports anymore. nuclear power doesnt produce any direct carbon emissions, and here its seen as climate friendly. even finlands green...

Is temporarily stored in pools above ground. and worldwide, around 260,000 tonnes are piling up. but finland believes a geological tomb like this offers a safer solution. you need to cool down the spent fuel for a0 years. world is full of those temporary storages and almost all of that, this waste is ready to be put to its final place. you might imagine that few would welcome such a facility in their backyard, but two thirds of finns support nuclear energy. and in the neighbouring town of eurajo...

Amount of generation, so it would be hard to say that it would be sustainable. while some countries like germany have said no to nuclear, others — including the uk — are building new reactors, and are watching finland very closely. adrienne murray, bbc news, eurajoki. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

To eurajoki to find out more. its a brief elevator ride almost half a kilometre underground, into the depths of 0nkalo — where, for the first time anywhere in the world, highly radioactive nuclear waste will be permanently stored. these tunnels span more than 50 kilometres. 0ur depth at the moment is about 430 metres. eventually, theyll hold 6,500 tonnes of spent uranium — all the waste finlands five reactors will ever produce. it takes hundreds of thousands of years for radioactive waste to...

Remote controlled machines, will do the work slotting five metre copper canisters into holes in the rock before its sealed off with clay and a thick concrete plug. so this is how most radioactive waste is temporarily stored in pools above ground. and worldwide, around 260,000 tonnes are piling up. but finland believes a geological team like this a geological tomb like this offers a safer solution. you need to cool down the spent fuel for a0 years. world is full of those temporary storages and al...

On last year. amid heightened tensions with russia, its been fortunate timing and has helped spare finland from the worst of europes energy crisis. we have a history of being the most dependent on imports in electricity. and finally now we are not dependent on imports any more. nuclear power doesnt produce any direct carbon emissions, and here its seen as climate friendly. even finlands green party have backed it more than 90%. even finlands green party have backed it. more than 90%. .. but some...

Eventually, theyll hold six and a half thousand tonnes of spent uranium, all the waste finlands five eventually, theyll hold six and a half thousand tonnes of spent uranium, all the waste finlands five reactors will ever produce. it takes hundreds of thousands of years for radioactive waste to safely decay. and this underground tomb is the final resting place for finlands spent nuclear fuel. the bedrock here is almost two billion years old, and geologists think its ideal for a nuclear graveyard....

The nuclear power plant’s refueling process lasts about a month and requires 1,000 extra workers.

Israel sent about three drones and basically told the iranians we know exactly where your nuclear reactors are. we know where your most important military assets rp are we can either do this or not do this. i dont mean to simplify in that way but that was the message. the real thing that concerns me is when the spokesman said this is a new equation for us now. its always been proxies. the question becomes is this cap on escalation serious and we go back and revert to the proxy war or not? i thin...