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Does Nuclear fission as used in nuclear power plants produces radioactive waste with long half lives?
yes, Nuclear fission as used in nuclear power plants produces radioactive waste with long half lives. However, this creates no problems. This wastes are either confined in the spent nuclear fuel (that is stored either in wet storage or in dry storage facilities) or stored as vitrified nuclear waste.
Where should nuclear waste not be stored?
This is a trick question Nuclear waste should not be stored at all. But as we have some and need to store it, where is an important consideration. Transport is risky. Where you store it has to be able to handle it if it leaks for a million years or so, at least until its safe to handle. The US government has a facility that sounds good, A old salt mine that could hold the danger for a very long time. But is it really in a geologically stable place? Can it leak waste? Will there be an accident moving the waste? Should special storage be built where the waste is?
How much nuclear waste is produced each year?
The radioactive fission products from a nuclear reactor are contained in the spent fuel and they stay there whilst the fuel is stored under water or eventually in concrete flasks. Waste will only be produced if and when the spent fuel is broken down and chemically treated, probably to separate out the U-238 and plutonium, which may be worth doing. The waste is then the proportion which is not useful and it will consist of the fission products, ie a range of different elements and their isotopes, many of which are highly radioactive. This material is highly dangerous to life and must be stored safely for a long time (centuries)
What creates radioactive waste?
Spent fuel is stored under water because the residual radioactivity of the fission products is still appreciable and has a long half life. If there is any slight damage to the fuel cladding, probably due to corrosion, even a pinhole fault, the water can become contaminated, and it's difficult to clean up.
Why are nuclear waste at times said to be a problem which is too complicated to solve?
Nuclear wastes are sometimes said to be a problem too difficult to solve because the waste stays radioactive for so long. The only thing that gets rid of nuclear waste is time.
How long are you supposed to wait until nuclear waste can reenter the enironment safely?
Thousands of years
Why must products of nuclear fission be stored safely?
Because they are mostly very radioactive and many have long halflives
Does Nuclear fission as used in nuclear power plants produces radioactive waste with long half lives?
yes, Nuclear fission as used in nuclear power plants produces radioactive waste with long half lives. However, this creates no problems. This wastes are either confined in the spent nuclear fuel (that is stored either in wet storage or in dry storage facilities) or stored as vitrified nuclear waste.
What does nuclear waste have to do with Nevada?
There was a proposal to build a long term waste store at Yucca Mountain in Nevada but this seems to have been abandoned, waste is to be stored on the power plant sites as it has been ever since they were built.
For how long can batteries be safely stored?
Under the right conditions they can last for a few years,but you should safely dispose of any that show the slightest leakage.I save my old batteries up and take them to the Hazardous waste place when I need to go there.
What is the largest problem with nuclear power?
Under present world financial conditions I would say that the very high costs of building nuclear plants is a big problem. In the long term, dealing with the radioactive waste and decommissioning the plants safely.
Where should nuclear waste not be stored?
This is a trick question Nuclear waste should not be stored at all. But as we have some and need to store it, where is an important consideration. Transport is risky. Where you store it has to be able to handle it if it leaks for a million years or so, at least until its safe to handle. The US government has a facility that sounds good, A old salt mine that could hold the danger for a very long time. But is it really in a geologically stable place? Can it leak waste? Will there be an accident moving the waste? Should special storage be built where the waste is?
Where should nuclear waste should be stored?
This is a trick question Nuclear waste should not be stored at all. But as we have some and need to store it, where is an important consideration. Transport is risky. Where you store it has to be able to handle it if it leaks for a million years or so, at least until its safe to handle. The US government has a facility that sounds good, A old salt mine that could hold the danger for a very long time. But is it really in a geologically stable place? Can it leak waste? Will there be an accident moving the waste? Should special storage be built where the waste is?
Should nuclear waste be stored near plate boundaries?
A long term repository for nuclear waste is required to be geologically stable, so that we can be sure it will not change over many thousands of years. A subduction zone might seem a good idea, getting rid of the waste into the earth's mantle for a very long time, but the movements are not predictable and are accompanied by earthquakes so perhaps not such a good idea.
How long must nuclear energy be stored?
10, 000 years
What are the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear waste?
Two disadvantages of nuclear waste are: disposal of nuclear waste is very expensive and takes a long time, and nuclear waste is radioactive. The advantages are: nuclear power plants are usually built on a coast, so the risk of contaminating drinking water is low; nuclear waste does not emit carbon into the air.
How much nuclear waste is produced each year?
The radioactive fission products from a nuclear reactor are contained in the spent fuel and they stay there whilst the fuel is stored under water or eventually in concrete flasks. Waste will only be produced if and when the spent fuel is broken down and chemically treated, probably to separate out the U-238 and plutonium, which may be worth doing. The waste is then the proportion which is not useful and it will consist of the fission products, ie a range of different elements and their isotopes, many of which are highly radioactive. This material is highly dangerous to life and must be stored safely for a long time (centuries)
