Nuclear Eternity

In the few decades since the first nuclear reactors were built, more than 250,000 tonnes of radioactive refuse have been produced, which will remain hazardous to human life for at least 100,000 years.

Deep underground in Finland, Onkalo, a gigantic and impenetrable repository is being built to store Finnish nuclear material in the coming millennia. Building began in the 20th century and will be completed in the 22nd.

This innovative and award-winning film takes the form of a letter to future generations, asking the philosophical and existential questions prompted by Onkalo and examining the dangers of the nuclear power industry.

How can a civilisation that has only existed for a few thousand years hope to know what the world will be like in 100 millennia from now? How can we prevent future generations - when current languages, societies and perhaps even life forms have disappeared - from attempting to open up the bunker?

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