That doesn't mean someone hasn't suggested the possibility, but despite my research into the topic I have never seen it. I have seen questions alluding to it and people suggesting one or the other, but never both.
Reprocessing is necessary because it reduces waste in a way that also produces electricity and gets rid of many elements that can be extracted from current Nuclear Waste to create Nuclear Weapons. Vitrification is then necessary because it increases the safety of True Nuclear Waste. These two processes effectively neutralize all problems associated with Nuclear Waste Management.
We could then move the Government Subsidies that are currently being used to fund the management of almost-pure Nuclear Waste left on-site at many Nuclear Power Plants across the country to instead fund these far more useful processes. We could also use the funds that have been collected by the National Government for Yucca Mountain in Nevada to help fund the storage of the Vitrified Waste probably underground. These subsidies should be able to fund both processes, but even if they didn't directly fund both, they would fund both at least indirectly by increasing consumer confidence in Nuclear Energy by solving the problem of Waste Management.
This would 1. decrease the worry felt by much of the population due to Nuclear Waste and 2. lead to more investments in the Nuclear Power Industry by the population who would no longer be worried about one of the largest problems currently perceived to be facing the industry.
I believe it is an absolute imperative to use these two processes, and as they are somewhat obscure it is also necessary to advocate their use and practicality to the public who are, for the most part, unaware of these ways to deal with Nuclear Waste effectively.
Thank you for reading.
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