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> How about showing me a sound final (100k yr) storage for nuclear waste, built and ready, before you operate any more nuclear reactors? This isn't a complete
by jonahhorowitz 6y ago
> How about showing me a sound final (100k yr) storage for nuclear waste, built and ready, before you operate any more nuclear reactors?
This isn't a complete solution, but reprocessing the nuclear fuel gives you a significantly smaller amount of waste to deal with and also removes some of the most problematic elements - meaning you don't have to worry about 100k years of protection.[0]
[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_reprocessing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_reprocessing