1.9 billion-year-old bedrock will house world's first permanent nuclear waste site

With the push of a button, the elevator descends hundreds of meters in seconds into the dark depths of Onkalo. After decades of construction, the world's first facility for permanently disposing spent nuclear fuel is set to begin operations in Finland, becoming a final resting place for tons of dangerous radioactive waste. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home