Eli5 why can’t radioactive waste be used again? Why is it waste?

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Eli5 why can’t radioactive waste be used again? Why is it waste?

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It takes a comically low amount of radiation to be dangerous to living organisms, it takes a comically high level of radiation to be useful for generating heat which is how we use it to power things.

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