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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Uranium ore is radioactive, but it is not quite the same amount of radiation. You need to refine and process in such a way that makes the material volatile enough to produce power. You can find uranium ore on the surface of a mountain if you know where to look and hiking around it is harmless.

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