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Which type of storage facility is assumed to be safe for long-term storage of nuclear waste products?
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salt mines
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Why do some people oppose plans by the US department of energy to construct a nuclear waste storage facility in Nevada?
Mainly I think these are people who oppose anything to do with nuclear power
Where has nuclear fission been used?
Nuclear fission has been used in nuclear bombs and is currently being used in every nuclear power plant on the earth.
Where does nuclear waste go from a nuclear submarine?
In the United States, when a nuclear submarine has "run out of" nuclear fuel for its reactor (this takes many years), the reactor may be opened, and the spent fuel sent for reprocessing at the Naval Reactors facility at the Idaho National Laboratory. The reactor's core may then be refueled. This process can take some time, and handling the spent fuel is dangerous and requires complex procedures to prevent contamination. If the submarine is to be overhauled, or retired, the fuel is removed for reprocessing, and the reactor compartment is cut out of the submarine, sealed, and moved for disposal to the Department of Energy's Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State, where they are kept in dry storage. The submarine may be welded back together, or the sections floated, until a new compartment and reactor are installed, or the vessel is cut up for scrap. Low level radioactive waste may be handled in other ways.
Which countries have nuclear waste problems?
All countries that have nuclear reactors have nuclear waste and it is always a problem, though a manageable one.
Are nuclear radiation and nuclear power the samething?
No, nuclear radiation has existed sense the first stars in the early universe began fusing hydrogen. Nuclear power is an industry created by man only in the early 1950s.
Who is most at risk in a nuclear energy accident?
Those most at risk in a nuclear energy accident are the workers at the nuclear facility itself.
What products do you gain by nuclear fission?
The products which are created as a result of nuclear fission are Pu-239 and a lot of nuclear waste.
Was Korea's nuclear test above ground?
No. North Korea tested it's nuclear weaponry at an underground facility
What is the oak ridge nuclear plant?
It is the facility built to produce nuclear material for the US Atomic weapons program.
What was the first nuclear facility to generate electricity in the US?
The SM-1 nuclear reactor in Fort Belvior in virginia.
What are nuclear disasters?
Nuclear disasters are incidents that result in the release of radioactive material from a nuclear facility. They include both minor and major radiation releases.
What are the waste products from nuclear products stations?
water
Why are nuclear products a problem?
Nuclear waste products can leave isotopes that contaminate the environment and cause heath problems.
None of the products of nuclear fission of uranium are radioactive?
The answer is FALSE. Products of Nuclear fission of Uranium are highly radioactive.
How are the products of the fission of U 235 transformed into household energy such as electricity?
The only product of nuclear fission that's used to produce electric power in a nuclear generating facility is heat. The heat is used to boil water, then the steam is blown through the vanes of a turbine, which spins a generator.
How many nuclear power stations are in Australia?
There are no nuclear power plants in Australia. There is one small working nuclear reactor at the Lucas Heights research facility in Sydney.
Are the products of nuclear fussion radioactive?
no, but the products of fission are radioactive
