Using A Laser To Get Rid Of Nuclear Waste

Now I'm no nuclear physicist (I don't even play one on TV), but this new experiment showing it might be possible to make radioactive waste safe using a laser sounds real intriguing.

I found this article while trolling the boards at Free Republic. They seem to have a pretty good discussion going in the comments in which the feasibility of the idea is being discussed. So far, I think I've been able to follow it pretty well and the idea would require a somewhat specialized laser and there is still a question of large scale viability of the idea (in other words, can you process a large quantity of nuclear waste with this or is it only applicable in a small quantity lab environment?).

But the important thing is that the idea seems to have some merit. If we can find a way to get rid of the nuclear waste problem, we may have just found the perfect way to start rapidly reducing our dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

And that alone, is good enough reason to keep pursuing this.