This is why China is building a $420 million underground nuclear research facility underneath the Gobi desert!

Nuclear waste is a commonly sited challenge for nuclear fission energy, which is a shame because nuclear is a low carbon and safe method of energy production (when done responsibly). The hardest to deal with waste is high level nuclear waste, which is what China's new lab is looking to solve.

Sources:
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
https://www.nrc.gov/waste/high-level-...

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