That's factually wrong. There are several deep geological repositories currently in operation.
That's factually wrong. There are several deep geological repositories currently in operation.
The US plan is Yukka Mountain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_Mountain_nuclear_waste_r...) proposed in 1987 and not yet open.
Germany has a similar story with Gorleben (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorleben_salt_dome), which was proposed in 1973 and also isn't actually operational. The prototype, also in an old salt mine, nicely showed how difficult these projects actually are when brine flooded the storage area, corroded the containers, and mixed with the contained polonium, cesium, etc.
Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-level_radioactive_waste_m... for the full overview. It's full of great sentences like:
> Governments around the world are considering a range of waste management and disposal options, although there has been limited progress toward implementing long-term waste management solutions
According to Wikipedia there are many currently in operation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_geological_repository#Rep...
Is Wikipedia wrong?
The first active repository in the list I just linked to you is used for nuclear wastes from a nuclear power plant. I just checked the first, there will be more if you just take the time to get informed.
Get your facts straight.