John Oliver on Nuclear Waste


(PG-13 language) For the main segment of Sunday night’s episode of HBO’s satirical news series, Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver takes a look the United States’ long history of mismanaging nuclear waste from energy and military production.

“Nuclear waste poses a serious threat to public health if it’s not stored in a safe place. John Oliver explains why the United States desperately needs to build a metaphorical toilet for all that waste.”

Previously: John Oliver on North Korea