Finland is soon to become the first country in the world to attempt the burial of nuclear fuel waste in a permanent geological tomb stored for the next one hundred thousand years.
The plan is to pack the spent nuclear fuel in watertight canisters and deposit them about thirteen hundred feet below ground level in the forest of the southwest region of Finland.
Kishida looks to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa units world-nuclear-news.org
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A South African Ministerial Determination for the procurement of twenty-five hundred megawatts of new nuclear capacity has been withdrawn to allow for further public consultation after legal challenges to the procedure for seeking public comments.
Ambient office = 108 nanosieverts per hour
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“The world’s demand for energy is growing fast, driven by economic development as well as artificial intelligence, high performance computing, and data center requirements. We need energy that is clean, reliable, and affordable.” Deep Fission website
Ambient office = 110 nanosieverts per hour
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Soil exposed to rain water = 111 nanosieverts per hour
The rising demand for clean energy around the globe has pushed innovators to explore better alternatives to fossil fuels. A nuclear fusion company with over a decade’s experience is now ready to speed up development of its oxidation-resistant vanadium alloys for fusion breeder blankets in spherical tokamaks.
