It's not so big of a deal. Quoting [1], "France is the largest user of nuclear energy and has also mastered the process of recycling their nuclear waste. These

It's not so big of a deal. Quoting [1], "France is the largest user of nuclear energy and has also mastered the process of recycling their nuclear waste. These two statistics are no coincidence. By not having to deal with nuclear waste politically, France has been able to build a large number of nuclear plants. If other nations would use their system, nuclear energy would be a great deal more prevalent." Some figures for background are given in [2]. [1] http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2015/ph241/anderson-k2/ http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2015/ph241/anderson-k2/ [2] https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/WR-France_details_nuclear_waste_inventory-0608124.html https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/WR-France_details_nuclear...