> though for some reason we haven't made a lot of progress The risk that reprocessing can produce weapons-grade plutonium has been one reason. [1] Frustrati

> though for some reason we haven't made a lot of progress The risk that reprocessing can produce weapons-grade plutonium has been one reason. [1] Frustrating not only because it makes it unavailable as an energy source, but, as I understand it, the waste products from fast breeder reactors generally have much shorter half-lives than the current waste. [1] https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1209/ML120960615.pdf https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1209/ML120960615.pdf