Ocean currents carry radioactive waste as far away as the Scandinavian coast. Cumbrian people have more plutonium in their bones than any other people. The nuclear industry had planned to operate breeder reactors commercially by the 1990s. It has failed to happen and is unlikely to do so in the foreseeable future. This removes any commercial justification for reprocessing.
Some plutonium is used with uranium in 'mixed oxide' fuel in conventional reactors.
However, plutonium from reprocessing is three times more costly than uranium. Waste Disposal Wastes are commonly classified according to their level of activity. High-level waste generates heat and has to be constantly cooled. Low-level waste exceeds the radioactive limits for conventional landfill sites and must be buried at special sites. It is unshielded during transport.