Low-level waste storage is not really a problem and it can be disposed of safely, plus screening for contamination reduces waste volumes. Waste is designated by

Low-level waste storage is not really a problem and it can be disposed of safely, plus screening for contamination reduces waste volumes. Waste is designated by potential for contamination and the designation is applied automatically based on a variety of factors, so screening can (and in practice, does) only reduce. But you're not wrong about the final storage issue for the really spicy stuff. It's a frustrating problem that has been ignored, at least in the US, mostly for politically complex reasons that are difficult to resolve. There are a variety of technical solutions that have largely been ignored while we continue to sit on it; you can legitimately debate the safety and viability of those solutions but they do at least exist and are probably better than what we do presently.