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human
Is there a reason we do not put our Depleted uranium/fuel rods on the moon, or in space?

Was watching aftermath and was talking about some of the bi-product of nuclear energy and it's storage lastings hundreds and thousands of years, so I was wondering why don't we put them in space where it is constantly cold or into the sun?
gpt
It's extremely expensive to launch things into space, especially given the number of launches it would take to remove all the waste accumulated over the past 60 years. Also, if a rocket exploded during launch, radioactive waste would be strewn over a wide area. Aside from that, it would be an effective long-term solution.