Finland Nears Approval for World’s First Permanent Nuclear Waste Facility

Deep beneath Finland’s Olkiluoto island, a groundbreaking project is on reports of changing how the world handles nuclear waste. The Onkalo facility, embedded in 1.9-billion-year-old bedrock, is set to become the planet's first permanent repository for spent nuclear fuel. After nearly two decades of construction, authorities may grant an operational license within months, finalizing a billion-euro effort to secure radioactive waste for millennia. The facility's design is as ambitious as its goal