harry wrote
The Natural Philosopher wrote
Chris Hogg wrote

He's almost certainly referring to the final disposal of the
high-level waste from the cores of the reactors, as he so
often does, but as usual seems incapable of writing a
succinct message that accurately conveys what he means.

WEll in that case no one has ever successfully decommissioned
a car battery, because the toxic lead is in the environment forever.
So its worse than Nuclear waste, which doesn't last forever.;-)

Oh, except it mostly turns *into* lead ;-)

The toxic lead is a useful product, easily recycled.

Just as true of used fuel rods.