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Why is there difficulty in disposal of radioactive wastes produced by power plants?
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There is no difficulty in disposal of radioactive wastes by power plants except the unjustified concerns of the public that oppose radioactive waste disposal in their vicinity. Currently; there are well established methods and approaches to deal with radioactive waste based on the waste form (solid, liquid. gaseous) and the radioactivity level (low, intermediate, high). Primarily; three methods are applied:
- delay and decay: to maintain waste in tanks for some periods of time to allow decay of radioactivity and then to be disposed of to environment.
- dilute and disperse: to dispose to environment (through dilution and dispersion) as ocean, sea, atmosphere, etc.
- contain and concentrate: This is used mainly for high level radioactive waste as spent fuel or the spent fuel reprocessing products; either in wet storage, dry storage, or incineration&containment in barrels, or vitrified waste.
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From where radioactive wastes are produced?
By nuclear power plants
Where would you dispose the radioactive material from nuclear power plants when you run out of disposal grounds?
NIMBY
What are Disadvantages of nuclear energy as energy resources?
The waste of nuclear plants are bars that have to be contained within a specific area (somewhere in Nevada for the United States) to decay slowly for thousands of years, releasing a lot of radiation in that time span.
What has the author A J Boegel written?
A. J Boegel has written: 'Projected spent fuel storage requirements' -- subject(s): Radioactive waste disposal, Waste disposal, Spent reactor fuels, Storage, Nuclear power plants
Is radioactivity a gas?
Some gases are radioactive, however, there are many solids that are also radioactive, like Uranium and Plutonium. Another source of radioactivity is liquids, produced as a byproduct from atomic power plants. A fourth class of radioactive material are aerosols, which are composed of radioisotopes.
What plants have radioactive waste?
All plants have radioactive waste, especially fossil fuel plants.
Is rabbit feces radioactive?
No. There is no reason why rabbit feces should be radioactive, unless of course they ate something radioactive or they are under medical care using radioactive isotopes. It might be possible that if the soil is radioactive, and the plants become radioactive, that a rabbit might excrete radioactive feces from eating the plants.
What dangerous wastes are produced by nuclear power plants?
Power plants do not produce "dangerous radioactive waves" or "dangerous electromagnetic waves" or "dangerous subsonic sounds" or anything of that nature. Coal fired plants may produces some sulfur dioxide but that's about it.Nuclear power plants produce some radioactive waste but the major danger arises from the operation in the US of such plants which is aimed at producing plutonium for bombs.
Why is food sometimes radioactive?
the soil can get radioactive poisining. The plants can then use that soil and absorb the radioactive chemical. It the is in our food and that is that
Energy is produced in nuclear power plants from the controlled fission of?
U-235 isotope. (That is, of Uranium. It is a radioactive element.) The atoms are stocked in fuel rods, and the fission begins!
How many garbage disposal plants are their in Haryana?
How many garbage disposable plants are their in Haryana
What has the author S C Sheppard written?
S. C. Sheppard has written: 'Soil-to-plant transfer of elements in natural versus agronomic settings' -- subject(s): Plant-soil relationships, Soil pollution, Crops and soils 'Discussion of the definition of critical group for post-closure assessment of nuclear fuel waste disposal' -- subject(s): Canadian Nuclear Fuel Waste Management Program, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Radioactive waste disposal, Measurement, Radioactive waste disposal 'A review and assessment of certain technical aspects related to establishing cleanup criteria for the Port Hope properties' 'Application of the International Union of Radioecologists soil-to-plant database to Canadian settings' -- subject(s): Plant-soil relationships, Plants, Radioactive contamination, Radioactive substances in Soils, Soils, Radioactive substances in, Statistics
