IN FRANCE IS PLANNED CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY
In the section entitled #39;Planet#39; newspaper #39;Le Monde#39; tells the story of the grandiose project for the disposal of radioactive waste in France.
Soon to begin building a huge underground vault at a depth of 490 meters, which will be sent to the spent fuel of all French nuclear power plants.
From a scientific point of view, the project is really impressive to select the burial was conducted a geological survey of the soil in different regions of France. The choice fell on the town Bures Department of Meuse, where the risk of natural disasters is minimal. There have to be built 15 kilometers of underground galleries where supposed to put up 80,000 cubic meters of nuclear waste for decades.
In 2125 the storage should be completely blocked, the radioactive material could `calm` disintegrate within the next thousand, and for some of them, and millions of years.
But as usual in France, this innovative project met opposition from many environmentalists, local residents and the leadership of the department.
Recognizing that earthquakes, floods and faults of the surrounding stone vault unlikely, environmentalists still require a public debate on the issue. Such a debate will begin on February 6. Another, more serious difficulty is the financing: of the original 16.5 billion euros, the construction cost has grown to $ 36 billion. So the fate of the project, which is expected to be completed in 2025 is not yet determined, - concludes `Le Monde #39;.
