[en] The question of radioactive waste storage is developed in this feature article. The two categories discussed are the low level and short lived radioactive wastes (period inferior to 30 years) and the long lived and high level radioactive wastes. The technical part about the storage is detailed, then, a study about unexpected troubles that could occur is made and their consequences studied. The last but not the least part is the development about the reasons that alarm the population and the solutions to bring about it. (N.C.)