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All power production has resultant waste products. Nuclear power production does not produce all that much truly hazardous waste for the amount of power you get when compared to other forms of power production.

A large amount of "Nuclear Waste" is extremely low-level stuff that isn't a danger to anyone, but public preception of radiation dangers requires that special measures be taken in disposal.

Most of it could be washed, shredded, and recylced without danger. Technology is quickly providing us with more options for waste handling annd disposal.

And that is why we have it stored all over the country in temporary storage facilities and we have a very significant national debate at present as to where it should be stored permanantly.

It is a problem. No one wants the stuff. We should now begin work towards making less of it.