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Sweden begins construction of massive underground nuclear vault that will last 100,000 years

Ellsworth Toohey
Jan 16, 2025
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Rendering of Sweden's nuclear waste storage facility (SKB handout)

Sweden has broken ground on its ambitious $11 billion nuclear waste repository, where highly radioactive material will rest in an underground maze of tunnels stretching 60 kilometers — longer than the New York City subway's longest line. The sprawling network, which resembles an elaborate…

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