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Re:Nuclear technology’s role in the world’s energy supply is... by protastus on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @04:37PM (#26404649)
The US does not have a permanent storage solution for spent nuclear fuel and highly radioactive waste.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_Mountain_nuclear_waste_r...

Re:Nuclear technology’s role in the world’s energy supply is... by roenxi on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @04:51PM (#26404809)
The US has been using order-of-magnitude the same amount of nuclear power since the 80s. This has been a non-issue for longer than most HN commentators have been alive.

If politicians ever decide it has become an issue, the storage facility can be constructed.

Re:Nuclear technology’s role in the world’s energy supply is... by godelski on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @06:00PM (#26405637)
WIPP exists[0]. This is just for weapons waste (which is a much higher concern btw). But honestly storing waste material on site isn't that big of a deal. The DOE has also invented significantly better storage systems in the last 50 years but simulations and small scale testing do not count as proven enough for large scale testing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

But there are other deep geological repositories around the world.[1]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_Isolation_Pilot_Plant

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_geological_repository

Re:Nuclear technology’s role in the world’s energy supply is... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @05:31PM (#26405306)
What's more likely to kill us, nuclear waste or climate change?