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TOI World22.04.2026MondeIndia

World’s first nuclear waste vault: Why Finland is burying radioactive waste 400 metres underground

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Finland is nearing the activation of a groundbreaking underground repository for highly radioactive nuclear waste, designed for permanent storage over tens of thousands of years. This facility, built deep beneath Olkiluoto, offers a multi-layered safety approach, isolating waste in stable bedrock. It represents a potential working model for other nations as they reconsider nuclear energy.

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