The opposite is true: Reprocessing is the worst possible alternative to deep geological disposal because it greatly increases the cost, as well as the dangers, of waste management.

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The energy firm said it would continue to store waste on site until a deep geological disposal facility was made available - similar to the storages created in underground rock caverns in Finland.

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It is not clear whether Pennsylvania has enough of the deep geological formations necessary for such disposal.

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