New reactors should reduce the waste produced per reactor and/or offer ways reduce it. In general, Gen IV reactors produce far less waste per kWh. There are som

New reactors should reduce the waste produced per reactor and/or offer ways reduce it. In general, Gen IV reactors produce far less waste per kWh. There are some theoretical MSRs, molten salt reactors, that may even be used to reduce the radioactivity of existing waste. All active nuclear power plants use LWRs, light water reactors, which need to be refueled every two years. The "spent rods" still have a significant amount of energy. The best Gen IV reactors require one refuel every thirty years. I believe, with enough investment and research, we will see more opportunities to not only reduce but, reuse and recycle waste. The real question is would you rather deal with waste confined to containers or waste that has been spewed into the environment. There are a lot of structural issues with the current fleet of reactors. Partially because these reactors were built decades ago and have been used far past their designed lifespan. We shouldn't equivocate the capability and issues of old nuclear with new nuclear technology. Yes... solar, wind, hydro, and grid storage technology have the potential to support our power generation and distribution infrastructure. However, it isn't realistic to expect this within the next couple of decades. Although, we see how investment into these sectors have helped accelerate the technology. We should do the same for nuclear which is powerful, proven, and the only direct replacement for coal and oil(without upgrading the infrastructure). Give me 10 large Gen VI reactors and I can wipe a huge amount of carbon emission out of the mix. Instead of waiting for all these small pieces to be developed, organized, and synchronized into a fully functioning grid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_nuclear_reactors#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_commercial_nuclear_rea...