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In the US it is all stored on the power station sites, typically in underground dry cast storage units. There is no national disposal method yet implemented.

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Do structures retain nuclear radiation?

Yes, if they are exposed to irradiation or nuclear contamination. That is one of the arguments against nuclear power, that not only is nuclear waste produced in the reactor, but that eventually the entire reactor container will have to be disposed of or isolated.


Where will you get disposed of the nuclear waste?

underground


How is nuclear waste disposed?

Nuclear waste is not easily disposed. It goes an abundance of processes to conclude in it becoming 98% less "Radioactive". This Waste is then formed into a childrens "Sweetie" called Toxic Waste. No deaths have yet resulted in this.


What should you do with the nuclear waste products?

it has to be disposed carefully and in the right manner..


What kind of toxic waste are produced by nuclear energy?

Nuclear energy produces wastes in the form of spent nuclear fuels, which are a mixture of radioactive isotopes and heavy metals - both of which are toxic - and irradiated materials surrounding the reactor which become radioactive from exposure to the radiation produced by the reactor and which must be disposed of at the end of the life of the reactor. Note that breeder reactors - which are not permitted in the USA - convert some of the otherwise unusable radioactive isotopes into fissionable isotopes, thus allowing more of the fuel to be used and reducing amount of fuel rod waste (with the rods being re-processed to recover more usable fuel rather than just disposed of).


What will nuclear waste do to people?

If disposed underground were it belongs, nothing. Absolutely nothing.


Is nuclear waste stored in Colorado?

There are no nuclear power plants in Colorado. The only source of waste might be from a small teaching or medical isotope reactor, I have no information on this.


How does one use a breeder reactor?

It would be used as a more efficient version of a Nuclear Reactor. While a regular nuclear reactor requires almost a factor of 100 greater in fuel amounts, a Breeder reactor uses much less and produces less waste.


What is the Japanese Nuclear Reactor?

A Nuclear Reactor.


What is a Thorium Molten Salt Reactor?

A Thorium Molten Salt Reactor is a type of nuclear reactor that uses thorium as a fuel instead of uranium. It operates at high temperatures and uses a liquid fuel mixture of molten salts. One potential advantage of this type of reactor is reduced nuclear waste production compared to traditional reactor designs.


What are some of the dangers inherent in a nuclear reactor?

There are a few dangers that are inherent in a nuclear reactor. The major danger inherent in a nuclear reactor is the effects of radiation. Radiation poisoning can be extremely deadly and harmful. Other inherent dangers include radioactive waste and the potential catastrophic damage of an accident such as at Chernobyl.


Can a nuclear reactor be used as a nuclear weapon?

No. LLNL even tested several Uranium-Hydride bombs in the 1950s. Even though their computer models said the devices should explode, none gave a nuclear yield. One could use the waste from the reactor as a Radiological Weapon, but the reactor itself is not useful as a weapon.