As it is right now, it is the ONLY viable replacement for oil and coal power. As for the waste, used fuel rods have a certain percentage of usable nuclear materials and it is common practice to filter out such materials to create new fuel rods. When this is done properly the actual waste is minuscule and the radiation levels are dangerous for a much shorter amount of time. Advancement of nuclear technology has mad leaps and bounds beyond what most people think.

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"Chaplain Charlie will tell you about how the free world will conquer Communism with the aid of God and a few marines! God has a hard-on for marines because we kill everything we see! He plays His games, we play ours! To show our appreciation for so much power, we keep heaven packed with fresh souls! God was here before the Marine Corps! So you can give your heart to Jesus, but your ass belongs to the Corps! Do you ladies understand?"