Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Sweden is building a $1 billion nuclear waste deposit—over 500 meters deep in solid bedrock. It’s built to hold the country’s nuclear waste for the next 100,000 years. Finally solving the long-standing problem of securely and permanently disposing high-level radioactive waste.
But, how exactly is it going to work?
And how can we guarantee its safety over such a long period of time?
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0:00 Sweden’s 100,000-Year Solution to Nuclear Waste
0:43 Introducing Myself
1:45 The Nuclear Waste Problem
5:22 Forsmark Spent Fuel Repository
6:45 How the Site Was Selected
7:44 What It Will Look Like
8:53 Construction Timeline
9:47 Potential Problems
10:22 How It’s All Going to Work
14:00 Final Thoughts
#megaprojects #construction #nuclear
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Sweden is building a $1 billion nuclear waste deposit—over 500 meters deep in solid bedrock. It’s built to hold the country’s nuclear waste for the next 100,000 years. Finally solving the long-standing problem of securely and permanently disposing high-level radioactive waste.
But, how exactly is it going to work?
And how can we guarantee its safety over such a long period of time?
For more megaprojects content, be sure to subscribe to MegaBuilds!
0:00 Sweden’s 100,000-Year Solution to Nuclear Waste
0:43 Introducing Myself
1:45 The Nuclear Waste Problem
5:22 Forsmark Spent Fuel Repository
6:45 How the Site Was Selected
7:44 What It Will Look Like
8:53 Construction Timeline
9:47 Potential Problems
10:22 How It’s All Going to Work
14:00 Final Thoughts
#megaprojects #construction #nuclear
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America's $35BN New Nuclear Power Plant
youtu.be/x01bK-RbKAw
Europe's $45BN Mega Tunnels through the Alps
youtu.be/eul66UOOEQw
The Biggest Megaprojects in Each Country
youtu.be/CYTV4aNp7W0
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► OUR OTHER CHANNELS:
Good News: @Good__News
Freddy: @Freddy-Again
MegaBuilds in Español: @Megaproyectos.
MegaBuilds in German: @Megabauten
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Contact us:
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