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Published online 13 August 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030811-4
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Nuclear waste could bury itself
Geologists calculate melted granite would contain high-level waste.
Heat generated by the most dangerous nuclear waste could be exploited to bury it permanently and irretrievably in the Earth's crust, geologists are claiming1. But waste-management experts warn that sound science is not enough to bring about the safe disposal of high-level waste.
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