Todd Rich wrote:

And if they would allow the reprocessing of the fuel rods it would cut
down dramatically on the amount of waste produced.

In the UK the pollution associated with nuclear energy comes primarily from the
*re-processing* !

And while the
remaining waste is much hotter, it lasts for signifigantly less time.

You *are* joking ? How on earth can you make that statement ? The scary stuff
doesn't just 'go away' !

Graham