It sounds like a pessimistic answer in the XXI century when we can see that science and engineering are really advancing in many directions. There is a context

It sounds like a pessimistic answer in the XXI century when we can see that science and engineering are really advancing in many directions. There is a context on this [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_reprocessing_of_spent_nuclear_fuel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_reprocessing_of_spent... [2] https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=reprocessing+nuclear&btnG= https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=repr...