Comments by "Snack Plissken" (@snackplissken8192) on "Why Don't We Shoot Nuclear Waste Into Space?" video.

That last bit, about reprocessing it is probably largely thanks to advances in nuclear reactor technology which allow plants to run on vastly less enriched uranium than older models. If we focus on building cheaper and more efficient reactors we might be able to use new reactors to recycle spent fuel rods from older reactors until they are no longer a long term problem. Additionally, it would mean that no country would have a civilian use for uranium enrichment and countries could have nuclear power without the threat of them making nuclear weapons with civilian tech. Cleaner cheaper nuclear might finally break the dominance of coal power and bring a green future that much closer.
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