Why does not recycling or reprocessing make the waste issue worse?
If you look at nuclear waste from the point of view of the long-lasting nature of the nuclear waste, or any of the things that the general public would be encouraged to worry about, always it’s the plutonium and other isotopes in the nuclear waste that is of concern. And in a sense, they should be, because they are the long-lasting isotopes that, if they get into the drinking water or into the air, could cause real concern.
