The Biggest Myth About Nuclear ‘Waste’ | RealClearScience
A few excerpts from this article:
‘ … if you aggregate all of the spent fuel produced in the U.S. since the 1950s, it would actually fit on one football field stacked about ten yards high.’
‘… if politicians got out of the way and auspicious trends in nuclear engineering continue to advance, this ‘waste’ could easily become nuclear fuel again.’
‘According to the World Nuclear Association, “Since the dawn of the civil nuclear power industry, nuclear waste has never caused harm to people.”‘