Why pyroprocessing could be a game changer for nuclear waste recycling

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/pyroprocessing-for-nuclear-waste-recycling

On December 20, 1951, the Experimental Breeder Reactor-I (EBR-I) in Idaho became the first nuclear reactor in the world to generate usable electricity. As a matter of fact, it produced enough power to successfully illuminate a bank of four 200-watt lightbulbs. While modest, the achievement marked the dawn of nuclear power.