Nuclear power companies in Finland claim to have found a solution to the problem of storing nuclear waste . The firms are constructing a tunnel system on a Baltic barrier island off the country ’s coast to house 6,500 tons of waste . The system should be complete by 2020 and will be suitable for use for 100,000 years . Other countries , including Germany , Japan , the UK and the US have encountered political and community opposition when attempting to build similar tombs for nuclear waste . Finland has countered this problem by providing financial incentives to convince local people that the technology offers them benefits .
Nuclear power companies in Finland appear to have found a solution to the problem of storing nuclear waste. The firms are constructing a tunnel system on a Baltic Sea island off the country’s coast to house 6,500 tons of uranium. The system should be complete by 2020 and will be suitable for use for 100,000 years. Other countries, including Germany, Japan, the UK and the US have faced political and community opposition when attempting to build similar tombs for nuclear waste. Finland has countered this problem by providing financial incentives to persuade local people that the scheme offers them benefits.