https://www.ipp.mpg.de/2769068/faq9 https://www.ipp.mpg.de/2769068/faq9 >After a decay time of one to five hundred years the radiotoxic content of the waste is

https://www.ipp.mpg.de/2769068/faq9 https://www.ipp.mpg.de/2769068/faq9 >After a decay time of one to five hundred years the radiotoxic content of the waste is comparable to the hazard potential of the total ash from a coal plant, which always contains natural radioactive substances. And keep in mind that coal plants are notorious for releasing huge amounts of radiation, much more than that allowed from a fission reactor. Combine that with the fact that China just broke ground on the CFR-600 fission reactor which is part of a plan for a closed nuclear fuel cycle which means zero nuclear waste. We have the tech for clean nuclear energy now, it seems foolish to devote so many resources to fusion.