Pretty sure in 10K years the nuclear waste will no longer be radiotoxic. > The radioactivity of nuclear waste naturally decays, and has a finite radiotoxic lif

Pretty sure in 10K years the nuclear waste will no longer be radiotoxic. > The radioactivity of nuclear waste naturally decays, and has a finite radiotoxic lifetime. Within a period of 1,000-10,000 years, the radioactivity of HLW decays to that of the originally mined ore. Its hazard then depends on how concentrated it is. By comparison, other industrial wastes (e.g. heavy metals, such as cadmium and mercury) remain hazardous indefinitely. - https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/nuclear-wastes/radioactive-wastes-myths-and-realities.aspx https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-c... The above is probably some nuclear power lobby (vested interest and all that), but I think the point is a good one.