I missed this editorial last month from the Roanoke Times but they present the nuclear recycling issue quite well. First thing to understand is, as the op-ed says,
Reprocessing spent fuel rods can recover 96 percent of the uranium for use in new fuel rods.
OK, so less space is needed to store hazardous waste and less uranium needs to be mined. a downside?
Well, you read the op-ed. It will be interesting to see how Sen. Webb (D-Virginia) comes down on this. He is, as the Times states, an intelligent and thoughtful, man.
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