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In areas far from uranium mines, the dominate source of uranium water pollution is coal fired power plants.
Near uranium mines such pollution is likely to come from rainwater percolating through tailings piles, then entering a river.
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Is radioactive waste dissolved in water before it is released?
yes
How does radioactive waste affect the earths physical and chemical cycle?
Any influence was detected.
Which is not an environmental consequence of nuclear energy?
Water pollution
Where do you put radioactive waste?
Deep underground. And away from water and people
What happens to fish inhabiting water polluted by radioactive waste?
They die.
How radioactive waste is disposed?
Most radioactive waste is sealed in special containers, and buried underground. Medical waste that may be radioactive is taken to landfills.
What has the author J Mark Boggs written?
J. Mark Boggs has written: 'Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant low-level radwaste storage facility ground-water pathway analysis' -- subject(s): Radioactive waste disposal, Radioactive waste disposal in the ground, Radioactive pollution of water
How does half life of radioactive waste affect the type of container in which the waste will be stored?
The longer the half-life of radioactive waste, the more consideration will have to be given to the design and construction of the container in which it is stored. This as well as where the container itself is stored. If we look at spent fuel from nuclear reactors, this highly radioactive and extremely long-lived radioactive waste will have to have a most substantial container. The storage container will have to last for many hundreds of years. Low level radioactive waste can be put up in less substantial containers and simply buried in an approved manner at an approved facility.
What has the author Robert E Berlin written?
Robert E. Berlin has written: 'Radioactive waste management' -- subject(s): Radioactive waste disposal, Radioactive waste sites
According to other half lives what did waste water in sinks do?
The waste water in sinks typically contained radium-226, a radioactive element with a half-life of about 1,600 years. Over time, half of the radium-226 in the waste water would decay into radon gas, emitting radiation that can pose health risks. Proper disposal and treatment of waste water is crucial to minimize exposure to radioactive contaminants.
What has the author Patrick C Miller written?
Patrick C Miller has written: 'Water movement and water chemistry in the unsaturated zone at a low-level radioactive-waste disposal site near Sheffield, Illinois, 1986-87' -- subject(s): Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Radioactive waste disposal in the ground, Groundwater flow, Hazardous waste sites, Radioactive waste disposal in the ground, Tritium, Zone of aeration
Where is most high-level radioactive waste put?
radioactive waste go somewhere probally in a labratory
