Nuclear waste produced per person is on the order of kilograms versus the volume and mass of carbon dioxide which is in the tonnes. As long as the volume of nu

Nuclear waste produced per person is on the order of kilograms versus the volume and mass of carbon dioxide which is in the tonnes. As long as the volume of nuclear waste is easy to manage, it is more likely we will bury nuclear waste than use it, as opposed to carbon dioxide which is far less likely to be injected into the Earth.