It's so much a solved problem that no country other than France has a permanent solution. Meanwhile it will cost hundreds of billions if not trillions to get it done for the existing waste alone, all funded by the tax payer because the nuclear industry would just declare bankruptcy if they had to deal with it. You know you're in a world of pain when stating facts sounds like a rant.
> It's so much a solved problem that no country other than France has a permanent solution
I think it's reasonable to acknowledge the difference between "we have a solution that has been implemented in the real world" and "the solution we have has been implemented everywhere it's needed". Yes, not every country who needs proper waste management has implemented it, but I don't think that means we haven't solved the problem of what to do with waste.
Also while France has La Hague, the Netherlands also has COVRA :)
> Meanwhile it will cost hundreds of billions if not trillions to get it done for the existing waste alone
Yes, we will have to face the consequences of past choices, but I don't think that should preclude us from pushing for more modern implementations.
