As one of the comments on the site point out, this is really rooted in radiophobia. By the most conservative estimates we should have fusion that can reliably

As one of the comments on the site point out, this is really rooted in radiophobia. By the most conservative estimates we should have fusion that can reliably yield more energy than put in within around 500 years. With fusion (and the energy abundance it will bring) we can transmute that waste into less dangerous elements [1], and perhaps even into useful rare metals. The most interesting thing about this article to me is how they fail to mention the amount of radiation involved. If you are interested in just how big of a scale you need to talk about radiation, I would look at xkcd's brilliant chart [2]. 1: http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/nuclear/could-fusion-clean-up-nuclear-waste http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/nuclear/could-fusion-clean-u... 2: https://xkcd.com/radiation/ https://xkcd.com/radiation/