"Based on current scientific knowledge, we cannot determine a geological formation that would be stable for hundreds of thousands of years. . . . And thus the best possible option is temporary storage," said Harutoshi Funabashi, a professor at Hosei University involved in working out the proposal
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Under the current plan, fuel reprocessing would produce vitrified high-level radioactive waste, which is to be placed in a final disposal site more than 300 meters underground after being stored for about 30 to 50 years for cooling.
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