Submitted by envatted_love t3_yzbamw in dataisbeautiful
SisyphusRocks7 t1_ix23h34 wrote
Reply to comment by t9shatan in How does the land use of different electricity sources compare? by envatted_love
If you use a different nuclear cycle you can burn almost all the waste products. The US and former USSR optimized for plutonium production, which requires a cycle that creates more radioactive waste.
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