[stochtastic]

> However! I believe that the main benefit of central nuclear plants, is there ability to keep poisonous materials in a single location, so that it doesn't get lost.

Off topic, but: I often feel that problems related to hard-to-manage waste could be ameliorated by thinking of temporary solutions as "entropy-reducing storage". Especially with recycling — which is currently not cost effective [0] but perhaps could be in the future — we ought to keep the nicely sorted waste separated, and avoid mixing it in with other landfill trash. At a minimum, there's no point in actively increasing the entropy of trash and byproducts. That way, today's landfills could become tomorrow's mines with a lower bar for economic viability.

[0]: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-...

[caddywompus]

Yes, I was really disheartened when I learned that my city only recycles a few types of plastic, and most of it just goes to the landfill. And now its being theorized that oil industries encouraged recycling as a solution, even knowing its deficiencies, so that plastics would be more readily accepted.

Regarding nuclear waste disposal, this is the coolest solution I've seen so far:

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoy_WJ3mE50