Seems to me that pro-nuclear sentiments have at least as much to do with ongoing accumulation of nuclear waste as anti-nuclear sentiments.

> Worrying about expanding nuclear and ending up putting the waste in a hole deep in the ground is such a nonissue to me.

Blithe minimization of the problem of storing nuclear waste over millenia feels like "Peak HN". :)

("Peak HN" jabs are a cheap shot, though — so let me engage more seriously...)

First, "coal vs nuclear" is a false dichotomy. Everybody I see advocating for nuclear power in this thread is advocating for it as a permanent solution rather than an interim solution — in which case there are other competitors.

Second, if nuclear waste is too dangerous for less-than-ideal storage conditions, that speaks negatively to the viability of nuclear power — because over the long term less-than-ideal storage is guaranteed by our inability to design incentive structures for responsible stewardship that persist over centuries.