The repository's design aims to provide protection for 100,000 years and withstand geological changes, climate-related disasters, and future ice ages.

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Sweden has initiated the construction of a repository for the long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel in Söderviken, close to the Forsmark nuclear power plant. The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste ...