How does nuclear waste affect the environment?

In terms of emissions, zero impact aside from steam. Nuclear waste is a problem, but Plutonium-92, one of the main components of the waste, is fissionable by modern nuclear plants, meaning the nuclear waste can be partially "recycled", leaving less to deal with. well it does affect the enviroment ...

The problem is that it has radioactive waste and that's dangerous, and it has to be buried so it doesn't affect the environment. ...

It make the environment stingy

plastic material , pollutions these this affect the environment

Nuclear waste products can leave isotopes that contaminate the environment and cause heath problems. ...

It is important to store safely nuclear waste to protect the environment, public, and workers from exposure to unjustified radioactive pollution and from nuclear radiation. ...

Decomposers affect the enviroment because they recycle waste and nutrients. ...

The exact contents of radioactive waste from a nuclear power plant and radioactive fallout from a nuclear weapon can vary widely but are likely to be similar in their primary isotopes. The major difference between the radioactive waste from a nuclear power plant and radioactive fallout from a nuclear weapon is that the waste is normally contained and will not enter the environment (unless an accident happens) while the fallout is dispersed into the environment and is carried by the wind (sometimes all...

I know they treat it to be safer for the environment but i don't know where they put it after. ...

It is good for the environment, it just depends on how you dispose of the waste. ...

nuclear waste is a never ending source of hurt for the environment. truly we should try to contain it for 500 to a thousand years as the waste it produces is deadly and can cause tumors or cancer. ...

because nuclear waste is toxic causing water to become just as toxic in the environment ...

Yes! its the most affective.

Nuclear wastes may be the cause of radioactive contamination of soils, waters, atmosphere, living beings. ...

Nuclear waste is good.

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it can cause cancer, among other health problems

nuclear waste is worst

Radioactive wastes are dangerous for living organisms.

Nominally, no. However, waste management can be a problem.

Yes, there is nuclear waste in space.

The Radioactive Waste Management helps in the disposal of the nuclear waste. The nuclear power optimizer helps in the disposal of the nuclear waste by making use of the modern technology. ...

nuclear waste pollutes the environment.and if we use radioactive elements like uranium to generate nuclear energy then some waste will also get generated as the by product of the reaction and these waste are highly radioactive,dangerous to us and the environment and the last but not the least the radioactive waste will remain on earth for thousands of year ...

No, nuclear energy is not good for the environment because after they get the energy there is nuclear waste which is radioactive and is NOT good for the environment. It can be if well controlled, as no carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases are produced. However if things go wrong as in Japan now (March 2011) then it is definitely not good for the environment or the people who live in it. ...

It produces a very small amount of waste, and no pollution. The waste can often be re-used so that it doesn't harm the environment. However, it doesn't help the environment; it just harms it less. ...