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And this is just assuming old fashioned LWR reactors we have today. If we assume fast breeders, the volume goes down spectacularly: a whole life would fill only 6% of this can.

Imagine that.

Number from: https://whatisnuclear.com/calcs/how-much-nuclear-waste-per-capita.html#what-if-we-used-breeder-reactors-and-recycling