Why can’t we dump nuclear waste in the same place we mine nuclear fuel?

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Why can’t we dump nuclear waste in the same place we mine nuclear fuel?

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Generally, nuclear waste wants to be buried in the most uninteresting place possible (ie NOT old mines) so that we can ensure with a high probability that future civilizations won’t go digging for something that they may find useful / interesting.

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