Bingo. In fact the US is unique in that we don’t reprocess our spent fuel by statute. The annual amount of actual hot isotopes that can’t be used for anything would fit inside a thimble, and the great bulk of actual non-fuel rod “nuclear waste” disposed of in places like WIPP are contaminated nuclear facility clothing like smocks and gloves, and hospital radiological wastes.
There was a news item from about 15-20 years ago about a child's playground jungle gym/swing set which was associated with symptoms of radiation sickness in the children who played on and around it. It turned out that the metal swing set was radioactive. Further investigation yielded the information that the swing set had been manufactured out of recycled dental office X-ray machines.