Even when nuclear power plants weren't leaking dangerous levels of radiation over cities they were still producing hazardous waste we had no real means to deal

Even when nuclear power plants weren't leaking dangerous levels of radiation over cities they were still producing hazardous waste we had no real means to deal with besides hiding it under the rug and hoping to hell it stays contained. Getting rid of nuclear power would have been fine if renewables had advanced enough to replace them, and for a while it was looking like that was entirely possible. I've always thought investing in some new nuclear power plants would be a good idea so we could get off coal sooner but getting rid of nuclear power plants should still be our ultimate goal.