The debate over nuclear energy has been going on for decades. Those who strongly oppose it argue that its benefits, such as no carbon emissions and low fuel costs, are almost irrelevant when you take into account the risk posed by radioactive waste and fusion. reactors. The problem lies in the low priority given to waste storage in the system. stages of reactor planning, including waste storage locations, leading to excess radioactive waste at reactor sites. With progress being made in advancing waste disposal methods and increasing public participation in countries that need storage to accumulate waste and in developing countries considering nuclear power, nuclear power could to be the new “green” energy alternative. For nuclear energy to be accepted by politicians in both developed and developing countries and by individuals who will live near the reactors, the planning stages of the final stage, deposition, should be given priority. A repository, a facility that successfully houses highly radioactive waste for thousands of years, must be properly planned to avoid long-term problems. However, widespread misconceptions that storage sites could release radioactive materials into the environment are one of the reasons nuclear power is rejected as an energy option. In fact, "Sweden is currently the closest country to achieving a final solution for spent fuel" and, along with Finland and France, is about to begin construction of a geological repository ( MacFarlane). However, it all starts with prioritizing the planning and siting stages of nuclear waste repositories. According to Allison McFarlane in her research paper “It's 2050: Do You Know Where Your Nuclear Waste is? ", developing countries... .. middle of document ...... motivation is increased, multinational host sites are seriously considered and nuclear states support developing countries and their efforts towards economical, renewable energy, then the solution to the nuclear energy debate may already be here. Works CitedForsberg, Charles., "The True Path to Green Energy: Nuclear-Renewable Hybrid Energy." Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, November/Dec. 2009, Vol. 65, No. 6Idei, Yas. "Japan's Other Nuclear Disaster." Forbes, March 25, 2011, vol. 187, Issue 7McCombie, Charles, “Assessing Solutions to the Nuclear Waste Problem,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, November/December 2009, Vol. 65, no. 6, pp. 42-48. McFarlane, Allison, “It's 2050: Do You Know Where Your Nuclear Waste Is? », Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist, 2011 Wald, Matthew L., « What now for nuclear waste? Scientific America. August 2009, vol. 301, no. 2.