waste will be permanently stored. these tunnels span more than 50 kilometres. our depth at the moment is about 430 metres. eventually, they ll hold 6,500 tonnes of spent uranium all the waste finland s five reactors will ever produce. it takes hundreds of thousands of years for radioactive waste to safely decay. and this underground tomb is the final resting place for finland s spent nuclear fuel. the bedrock here is almost two billion years old, and geologists think it s ideal for a nuclear graveyard. and the whole western finland is located in a really stable, geologically stable area. we have hardly any earthquakes, and the ground weather conditions are good for our concept. newsreel: a final disposal facility. .. | remote controlled machines will do the work slotting five metre copper canisters
of eurajoki, locals have been won over byjobs and huge tax revenues. when they built it, there was a lot of employees workers and it bring money. if we look around, everything here is because of that. it has given us everything. it s just. it sjust a fact. the nearby power plant, 0lkiluoto, is now home to three reactors, after europe s newest and most powerful were switched on last year. amid heightened tensions with russia, it s been fortunate timing, and has helped spare finland from the worst of europe s energy crisis. we have a history of being the most dependent on imports in electricity. and finally, now, we are not dependent on imports any more. nuclear power doesn t produce any direct carbon emissions, and here it s seen as climate friendly. even finland s green party have backed it. but some environmentalists still worry about the risks. you have waste that you should take care of for enormous
0ur depth at the moment is about 430 metres. eventually, they ll hold 6,500 tonnes of spent uranium all the waste finland s five reactors will ever produce. it takes hundreds of thousands of years for radioactive waste to safely decay. and this underground tomb is the final resting place for finland s spent nuclear fuel. the bedrock here is almost two billion years old, and geologists think it s ideal for a nuclear graveyard. and the whole western finland is located in a really stable, geologically stable area. we have hardly any earthquakes, and the ground weather conditions are good for our concept. video: a final- disposal facility. .. remote controlled machines will do the work slotting five metre copper canisters into holes in the rock before it s sealed off with clay and a thick concrete plug. most radioactive waste
cancel the bad trades. the nigerian government has made a renewed offer to public sector workers who have gone out on indefinite strike over demands to increase the minimum wage. millions were without power on monday as the strikes disrupted the electricity grid. shares in gamestop have been surging yet again. they gained as much as 50% at one point in monday s trading session, ending the day 21% higher. the move was based on speculation that the investor known as roaring kitty claimed a sizeable stake in the video game retailer. now, let s talk about waste and the problem of what to do with very toxic nuclear waste. worldwide, hundreds of thousands of tonnes of it has been piling up in temporary storage. but finland believes it has a solution. after two decades of construction, work will soon be completed on what is the world s first geological tomb for spent nuclear fuel a deep cavern drilled into the bedrock on finland s southwestern coast. adrienne murray travelled
north american box office on less than 1% of the screens. some people have been gravitating post pandemic and to your question, with streaming, so something premium, something really special and that s imax. let s talk about climate change because as countries try to cut emissions, many are choosing nuclear energy. but hundreds of thousands of tonnes of nuclear waste has been piling up in temporary storage. finland thinks it has a solution. adrienne murray travelled to eurajoki to find out more. it s a brief elevator ride almost half a kilometre underground into the depths, where for the first time anywhere in the world, highly radioactive nuclear waste will be permanently stored. these tunnels span more than 50 kilometres.