Finland nearing opening of world’s first permanent nuclear waste repository
Facilities are being built in many countries, but Finland is the first to licence its underground storage facility.
Al Jazeera English reports: Facilities are being built in many countries, but Finland is the first to licence its underground storage facility.
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