One of the the biggest nuclear FUD talking points revolves around nuclear waste. Imagine had we not lost decades of innovation in the space due to the propaganda coming out of the Cold War, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, etc. 

Moltex Energy Canada says new research demonstrates "the unique capability" of its Stable Salt Reactor - Wasteburner (SSR-W) to consume used nuclear fuel, supporting its ongoing development of a reactor that can "significantly reduce nuclear waste while producing clean energy."

The company said the peer-reviewed paper "highlights that the SSR-W - developed by teams in New Brunswick, Ontario, the UK, and the USA - can consume the vast majority of transuranic (TRU) elements present in used fuel bundles from Canada's Candu reactors".

It added: "These transuranic elements, which are created during the fission process, are radioactive for thousands of years. Unlike traditional reactors that accumulate these elements over time, the SSR-W is designed to consume them as fuel, presenting an innovative approach to reducing nuclear waste."

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/moltex-reactor-can-consume-used-fuel-research-confirms
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