Based on a Google search, we produce 10,000 tons of 'High Level' nuclear waste every year. This is far more than the total annual lift capacity of all launch pr

Based on a Google search, we produce 10,000 tons of 'High Level' nuclear waste every year. This is far more than the total annual lift capacity of all launch providers combined. For context, it would require 71 Saturn V launches every year just to get that tonnage up to Low Earth Orbit!