How long until nuclear waste becomes unmanageable? Follow up

Question

So a previous post asked how long nuclear material would last (longer than humans)

But how long until we run out of space for the waste? Or if all power was generated through nuclear fission how much wasted would be generated compared to all existing waste?

And if this is all manageable, is there a reason we aren’t going exclusively to nuclear power?

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Answer 1

Let’s say we transport it all to yucca mountain. The Department of Motor Vehicles estimated 11 accidents a year involving vehicles carrying the waste. Plus, anyone could hijack a vehicle and cause all sorts of chaos.

I’m not saying they could make an effective bomb with it, but people would be terrified because they have no understanding of radioactivity doses and the media will tend towards getting everyone riled up.