Coal creates more nuclear waste than nuclear power plants. The amount of toxic and radioactive coal ash is mind boggling and it’s poisoning waterways all over the planet.
Nuclear power plant waste is comparatively tiny and easily contained, and can even serve as the fuel for new advanced reactors. Imagine taking the waste from one power plant and using it to fuel another. Science!
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste/