De VS hebben de opslagplaats in Nieuw Mexico (Waste Isolation Pilot Plant), die sinds 1999 actief was, moeten degraderen vanwege infiltratie van vloeistoffen die, in combinatie met het steenzout van de mijn, veel corrosie aan de vaten veroorzaakten. Dit leidde tot de conclusie dat locaties in zoutlagen geologisch instabiel zijn.
In the United States, the New Mexico site (Waste Isolation Pilot Plant), which had been operational since 1999, had to be downgraded as a result of water infiltration which, combined with the rock salt in the mine, had a highly corrosive effect on drums and led to sites in salt formations being considered geologically unstable.EurLex-2 EurLex-2