[doctorKrieger]

why cant we dispose our nuclear waste in this way?

[cpeterso]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_borehole_disposal

[mikeash]

I don't think most nuclear waste gets nearly hot enough.

[JetSpiegel]

If it did, we could just harvest it.

[mikeash]

Excellent point. If you have a sphere that can maintain 2000C and melt through rock, toss it into a steam turbine and hook it up to the grid.