Collectifission on Nostr: There's an important difference between hazard and risk. Nuclear waste is hazardous, ...

There's an important difference between hazard and risk. Nuclear waste is hazardous, but because we know that, we can deal with it appropriately and thereby lower the risk.

There's a parallel to be made with flying: hazardous, but safe. Because we know how to make safe planes.

High level waste will be hazardous for around 300 years, as the fission products decay away. Can we store something safely for that time? I think we can. Therefore it isn't a problem.