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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.
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∙ 14y agoGenerally, Radioactive waste is a bi-product that is formed in nuclear fission. That is the process that all Nuclear power plats use, as well as any device that is powered by such a device. IE: Submarines and Other battleships
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∙ 14y agoThere is probably a single simple and basic answer regarding the difficulty of disposing of nuclear waste. It is that many of these materials remain dangerously radioactive for hundreds and even thousands of years that makes them difficult to dispose of. They must be stored safely for greatly extended periods, and this is costly and tedious.
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∙ 12y agoRadioactive waste is created by geological pressure that undergone changes. In this process radioactive waves enter experiments which when they fail they throw away this harazard and nuclear waste that is toxic and causes radioactive waste which is harmful to us and the environment.
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What type of reaction produces the most dangerous radioactive waste?
What type of reaction produces the most dangerous radioactive waste?
What plants have radioactive waste?
All plants have radioactive waste, especially fossil fuel plants.
What happens to Radioactive waste after?
most radioactive waste is put into special drums that are shipped to a special radioactive waste dump.some of it is concealed in sheets of glass or concrete and put in a place where it wont be touched for many of many years to come this is the most efficient way of doing it.
What is the biggest with radioactive waste?
The biggest problem with radioactive waste is how to safely and properly dispose of it. Finding suitable disposal facilities for radioactive waste is difficult. Depending on the type of waste disposed, the disposal facility may need to contain radiation for a very long time.
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.
How nuclear fusion and nuclear fission differ in terms of environmental hazards?
Nuclear fission involves splitting an atom and creates radioactive waste. Nuclear fusion involves bringing an atom together and creates no radiative waste
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 Robert E Berlin written?
Robert E. Berlin has written: 'Radioactive waste management' -- subject(s): Radioactive waste disposal, Radioactive waste sites
Where is most high-level radioactive waste put?
radioactive waste go somewhere probally in a labratory
What kind of energy produces radioactive waste?
Nuclear Energy produces radioactive waste because if there isnt any sign of nuclear waste/energy in the sullotion/object then it wouldnt be counted as 'Radioactive'.
Is radioactive waste a pure substance or a mixture?
Radioactive waste is nearly always a mixture but it is possible to be a pure substance.
Why is waste from nuclear power stations a problem?
The waste is radioactive and therefore ionising. It can cause cancer and "radioactive poisoning"
Does fusion produce radioactive waste?
No. The products of nuclear fusion are not radioactive.
What type of reaction produces the most dangerous radioactive waste?
What type of reaction produces the most dangerous radioactive waste?
What waste products come from power stations?
Radioactive waste is a waste product containing radioactive material. It is usually the product of a nuclear process such as nuclear fission, though industries not directly connected to the nuclear power industry may also produce radioactive waste.
What plants have radioactive waste?
All plants have radioactive waste, especially fossil fuel plants.
What has the author Ann Brown written?
Ann Brown has written: 'Introduction to microbiology relevant to the Canadian Nuclear Fuel Waste Management Program' -- subject(s): Canada, Canadian Nuclear Fuel Waste Management Program, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Radioactive waste disposal in the ground, Environmental aspects of Radioactive waste sites, Microbial growth, Radioactive waste disposal in the ground, Radioactive waste sites
