The author appears to be subtweeting anti-nuclear activists. But I don't think waste is the issue most people worry about when they think about nuclear these days. Meltdowns are the real fear, and rightfully so.
Just build the plants well, in a safe part of the world (no quakes, tidal waves etc), and have some well paid, high I.Q people running them. They'll be fine. Nuclear power is such a gift to humanity. As much power as we need, and comparatively little waste. But no, some people fear it, so we have to build endless bullshit windmills, and strip mine Africa for the elements required for solar panels (branded as "sustainable energy", though both just go into landfill when they reach the end of their life).
Unfortunately even well-paid and high IQ people have been known to cut corners and take risks. Look at the space shuttle among many examples.
What do you mean I picked up the wrong coat?
“Just build the plants well” is the civil engineering version of “No True Scotsman”.
We strip mine much more to get the freaking coal and oil and other fossil fuels - we consume them in billions of tons a year.
And defining any operators of nuclear plants with serious accidents as low-IQ, as you imply, is very convenient - yet doesn't make any sense.