People have a problem with spent fuels sitting in pools for decades, as happens in Sellafield.

"Originally constructed in the 1940s, 50s and 60s these facilities - two ponds and two concrete silos - no longer meet the safety requirements that are required today and present some of the most difficult decommissioning challenges - not just in the UK - but in the world."

The industry does not have a good reputation, and it only has itself to blame for that.

https://www.onr.org.uk/our-work/what-we-regulate/sellafield-...