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’s used mops and gloves, whose warm glow can cause cancer to any passerby, for the next eon or two. The safest, simplest thing to do is to seal it away.

Nuclear fuel can be re-enriched in a breeder reactor, if you’re in a country allowed to own one.

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