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What kind of plant has radioactive waste?
A nuclear power plant
Nuclear power plant emergency plans are required to incorporate actions for which of the following types of radiological hazards?
Direct exposure to radiation from a plume of radioactive material
What was the probable result of the radioactive material released from the Russian Chernobyl nuclear power plant on April 26 1986?
See the UNSCEAR report referenced as a link below
Where are some places you can find radioactive smoke?
by a nuclear power plant
What happens to the cooling water in a normally functioning nuclear plant does it all become radioactive eventually and how is it treated?
Water itself does not become radioactive, luckily, but any dissolved material in the water in the reactor primary circuit gets irradiated by the neutron flux and so can become radioactive. Therefore it is very important to control the water purity, it is all treated in a demineralisation plant, but then that is normal practice for power plants anyway, the difference in a nuclear plant is that the removed material can be radioactive. The secondary water/steam system in a PWR will not become radioactive, neither will the station cooling water used to cool the turbine condenser.
How long would the area near a nuclear power plant remain radioactive after an accident?
Basically a very long time. Most radioactive isotopes are radioactive for a long time. Uranium 232 has a half life of 69 years and plutonium 238 has a half life of 88 years. Some isotopes are very long lived.
Tritium an isotope of hydrogen with one proton and two neutrons in its nucleus has a half-life of 12.3 years If 52.5 mg of tritium escapes from a nuclear power plant in the course of an accident?
6.25% will remain radioactive.
What nuclear power plant caused a series of explosions?
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan experienced a series of explosions in March 2011 following a powerful earthquake and tsunami. The disaster resulted in a significant release of radioactive material and led to the evacuation of surrounding areas.
Can nuclear power be destroyed?
Nuclear power plants can be decommissioned and shut down, but the radioactive waste they produce will remain hazardous for thousands of years. Accidents or meltdowns can release high levels of radiation and damage the plant, but the physical destruction of a nuclear power plant would not completely eliminate the radioactive materials.
Where would you dispose the radioactive material from nuclear power plants when you run out of disposal grounds?
NIMBY
What is released into the air by a nuclear power plant?
Nuclear power plants release water vapor and steam into the air during the cooling process. Occasionally, trace amounts of radioactive gases can also be released, but these are carefully monitored to ensure they remain within safe limits.
What Element stays radioactive for millions of years?
The element that can stay radioactive for millions of years is plutonium. This is where most nuclear power plant energy comes from.
