I agree... But then all of the provincial premiers would whine about "muh jurisdiction!"
Look at what happened with Alberta and the recent changes to nationalized subsidies for certain common medications.
Our provincial governments are actively inhibiting the system from getting better.
These aren't bins of glowing green ooze like in the cartoons. Most waste products are solid and are stored in heavy duty, shielded bins. Kyle Hill on YouTube created a really good video that demonstrated walking through a storage facility and literally hugging one of the bins. His rad meter was perfectly normal the whole time. He also examines other risks as well as the risks of other methods of power generation.
Video for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aUODXeAM-k
Here's the one where he hugs the waste casks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhHHbgIy9jU