Disposal of high-level waste into deep salt formations

This invention describes a method for permanently disposing of radioactive waste by burying it deep within specific salt formations. The process involves drilling a vertical wellbore into a deep salt layer, then creating a storage space, like a horizontal tunnel or cavern, within that salt. Once the waste is placed, the salt naturally flows and seals around it, safely entombing it for geologic time. The claims narrow this to disposing of radioactive material at least ten thousand feet deep in a salt formation primarily composed of mobile evaporites.