Thoughts on Nuclear Power

Sweden and Nuclear Power

I recently read the above article about nuclear power and how countries are beginning to think about reinstating, updating, and using old nuclear power plants. The article talked about how Sweden and Britain in particular are thinking about doing this to help reduce environmental pollution and for energy security. I think that using nuclear power as a means to reduce greenhouse gases is a great idea; however, isn't nuclear waste extremely toxic? And from what I've heard , at least in the US, is that safe places to dispose of nuclear waste are running out of room. I've heard that because of this waste is sometimes simply driven back and forth across the country because there is nowhere else for it to go. I'm not sure if it is true but if it is, it would defeat the purpose of using nuclear power as a means to reduce emissions because I'm sure that driving across the country would not be an efficient means of doing that. I believe that before countries start putting money towards updating their nuclear reactors and power plants that they need to make sure there is somewhere for the waste to go.