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by mikestew 2731 days ago
Can we do that today? Well, there’s your difference.
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The problem with CO2 is that we can do it tomorrow, or, even better, somebody else will do that instead of us.

With radioactive waste, we _must_ bury it today.

Why must we bury radioactive waste today? Sealing spent fuel in dry casks is an eminently practical approach.
In fact we don't bury it today or for the past 60 years. No problems with that solution yet.