His point was that the fear over waste isn't necessarily a consistent one: people fear nuclear waste more than other types of waste, even though those other for

His point was that the fear over waste isn't necessarily a consistent one: people fear nuclear waste more than other types of waste, even though those other forms of waste are a much more significant concern. It's not really a question of which is objectively more dangerous, but which is more likely to affect the general public. The odds of someone stumbling across nuclear waste are incredibly slim; interacting with chemical waste, much more likely.