Meanwhile countless tones of toxic waster from said reactors are also transported through regular highways and roads en route to disposal and/or are dumped in the sea by governments and "cheapest offer" subcontractors (including the mafia [3]).
[1] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/ministers-admit-nuclear-wa...
[2] https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304773104579268...
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_waste_dumping_by_the_'Nd...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-...
Until sufficient solar and wind power generation comes online, I would rather we use nuclear and gas-fired power plants, and in that order. I think that on the balance nuclear power is cleaner. The sooner we get off fossil fuels, the better.