I was curious about that quote "less than 10 tons of long-term radioactive material" and looked it up: Based on the orano group marketing site: https://www.ora

I was curious about that quote "less than 10 tons of long-term radioactive material" and looked it up: Based on the orano group marketing site: https://www.orano.group/en/unpacking-nuclear/all-about-radioactive-waste-in-france https://www.orano.group/en/unpacking-nuclear/all-about-radio... it's 200 grams per inhabitant in France, which is 67 million. 200 grams * population of france in metric tons is 13.4 t That's quite good, even if it isn't 10 tons. Of course you still need a location for the short-lived (~300 year) nuclear waste.