> the issue of depleted fuel
What "issue" exactly? 96% of spent fuel is recycled back into MOX fuel. Here's video that shows the process exactly:
https://scitech.video/videos/watch/53184e23-6490-4158-a616-68af6afc0925
What is left? Not much - here's almost all high-level waste from Swiss nuclear power plants over ~50 years of operations. Yes, there's a guy in the middle.