I am trying to find out if it is somehow possible to take all this nuclear material, put it in some type of gamma chamber or blast it with neutrons to change the uranium isotopes into something harmless. Somehow neutralize the entire reaction.
It seems that if we can create enriched uranium, then we should be able to do something in the opposite direction. Even if a single chamber of this sort cost a hundred billion dollars, if it was able to neutralize all the spent nuclear waste across the world within a year, it would be well worthwhile for governments and organizations to invest.
Perhaps teams of grant and proposal writers to put this into reality as soon as possible.