bedrock
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Blasted into 1.9 billion-year-old stable bedrock in Eurajoki in southwestern Finland, the geological repository will house spent nuclear fuel in holes drilled into the bedrock, where it will remain harmfully radioactive for thousands of years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Using this technique, Perseverance has studied more than 185 bedrock targets across the Margin Unit.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
The repository was built into the bedrock of the World Trade Center site and can only be accessed by medical examiner staff.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
As government rates are the bedrock of capital costs throughout economies, the effects are far-reaching.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
But the migrants settled in as if their temporary homes were built on bedrock.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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