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Into Eternity

What does one do with nearly 300,000 tons of deadly radioactive waste?  Finland thinks it has the answer.  In Michael Madsen’s documentary, “Into Eternity,” the Danish filmmaker examines the Finnish government’s efforts to bury its share of the world’s nuclear waste in a tunnel three miles into the earth.  After its completion in 2100, the tunnel must remain untouched for at least 100,000 years.  This intriguing and bold plan leads Madsen to raise many philosophical and technical questions throughout his film, providing a haunting take that is more poetic than scientific on a dire environmental issue.  [click to continue…]

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