Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Nuclear Issues: Finland to bury nuclear waste in tunnels

Finland's nuclear waste will soon be buried in tunnels beneath its countryside.
The country's struggled with dispossal of radioactive waste for decades - with temporary storage sites requiring constant monitoring.

But in the United States and elsewhere such tunnels have been prevented because of safety fears.
Al Jazeera's Tim Friend visited the facility in Oki-lotto island.