nuclear waste (Score 1)

As anyone who's taken a decent class on nuclear energy knows, radioactive waste isn't nearly as scary as everyone makes it out to be. After about 600 years tops, the level of radioactivity has dropped to or below the level of natural radioactivity and is essentially non-toxic. At the very least, it's no more toxic than any naturally occurring radioactive element (since uranium is found practically everywhere on the planet). Small fact most people don't know: uranium and plutonium are both alpha particle emitters, alpha particles cannot penetrate the skin and are only dangerous if inhaled...thus you can hold either in your hand and <i>just about never</i> have any chance of developing cancer.