The "non-problem" of nuclear waste

A quite interesting take by Michael Shellenberger on "irrational fears" concerning nuclear waste and nuclear plants as the "backbone to our future clean energy system".

"Nuclear waste has never been a real problem. In fact, it’s the best solution to the environmental impacts from energy production.

Consider:

• Every year, the lives of seven million people are cut short by waste products in the form of air pollution from burning biomass and fossil fuels;
  

• No nation in the world has a serious plan to prevent toxic solar panel and wind turbine waste from entering the global electronic waste stream;
  

• No way of making electricity other than nuclear power safely manages and pays for any its waste.
  

In other words, nuclear power’s waste by-products aren‘t a mark against the technology, they are its key selling point."

You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2018/06/19/stop-letting-your-ridiculous-fears-of-nuclear-waste-kill-the-planet/#3c20dace562e