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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Because reusing the fuel costs more money than just digging up more uranium. Uranium is insanely cheap and plentiful.

Also some countries have laws against reusing fuel.

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