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They say the waste is contained such that the external temp of the storage unit does not exceed 194 degrees F, for geological reasons.

I assume it could be contained differently such that the temp reaches/exceeds to boiling point of water...

A lot of folks in this thread are thinking along the same lines. Why not store this in a heat exchanger and continue to use the energy for productive purposes? At minimum it could heat and power the facility where it is processed.

Must be a good reason they don't do this. But I'm stumped as to what that would be.