It seems unlikely to me that this could be an efficient way to burn radioactive waste. However, there is another approach that combines a linear electron accele

It seems unlikely to me that this could be an efficient way to burn radioactive waste. However, there is another approach that combines a linear electron accelerator with infrared laser pulses to generate absurdly high power (compared to traditional accelerator sources) gamma rays: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426160211.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110426160211.h... The tunability of this gamma rays source makes it possible to target and induce nuclear reactions in unstable atoms. If I remember correctly, when I saw the seminar talk by the originator of the concept, a few years ago, he said that an existing super-conductor-based linear accelerator in Japan could feasibily by modified to generate enough gamma rays to burn thousands of tons of radioactive waste per year. (Don't quote me on the exact amounts, though, it's been a while).