The total amount of nuclear waste from civilian power generation in the US occupies a volume the footprint of a football field and less than 10 meters high [1].

The total amount of nuclear waste from civilian power generation in the US occupies a volume the footprint of a football field and less than 10 meters high [1]. Not yearly waste, total waste dating back all the way to the 1960s. What you do is you bury it in bedrock where there's no groundwater. The only real risk of nuclear waste is groundwater contamination. 1. https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-fast-facts-about-spent-nuclear-fuel https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-fast-facts-about-spent-...