An ICSU committee on the geological disposal of high-level radioactive wastes has concluded that century-long interim storage is essential and that disposal in subduction trenches and ocean sediments deserves more attention.
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Fyfe, W., Babuska, V., Price, N. et al. The geology of nuclear waste disposal. Nature 310, 537–540 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/310537a0
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