It’s an inexact measurement to give you an idea of how little waste is actually produced. I used to feel very anti-nuclear, mostly out of fear and lack of info

It’s an inexact measurement to give you an idea of how little waste is actually produced. I used to feel very anti-nuclear, mostly out of fear and lack of information. Then I read more about it and learned that taking point. Other sources I find from a quick google use different comparisons, like this one[1]: > In fact, the U.S. has produced roughly 83,000 metrics tons of used fuel since the 1950s—and all of it could fit on a single football field at a depth of less than 10 yards. > Used fuel can be recycled. > More than 90% of its potential energy still remains in the fuel, even after five years of operation in a reactor. Or this measurement[2]: > a typical 1,000-megawatt nuclear power station, which would supply the needs of more than a million people, produces only three cubic metres of vitrified high-level waste per year, 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-... 2. https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-essentials/what-is-nuclear-waste-and-what-do-we-do-with-it.aspx https://world-nuclear.org/nuclear-essentials/what-is-nuclear...