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Where would be the best location for a radioactive waste storage facility?
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∙ 13y ago
It depends.
Radioactive Waste emitting Alpha particles could be stored in drums within a secure area, since Alpha particles can be stopped by a sheet of paper.
Radioactive Waste emitting Beta particles can also be stored in drums within a secure area, since Beta particles can be stopped by a sheet of tin.
Radioactive Waste particles emitting Gamma rays require many feet of dense lead in order to stop the radiation. These wastes are generally stored within secure areas underground, or remote areas away from highly populated areas.
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The ideal location for a radioactive-waste storage facility is one that is what?
in a sparsely populated are
The ideal location for a radioactive-waste storage facility is one that is?
in a sparsely populated are
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
What has the author J E Mendel written?
J. E Mendel has written: 'The storage and disposal of radioactive waste as glass in canisters' -- subject(s): Glass waste, Radioactive wastes, Nuclear facilities, Storage, Waste disposal
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.
Conducts research on the storage and disposal of high level radioactive waste.?
Energy<-------
Who Conducts research on the storage and disposal of high level radioactive waste?
Energy
Which type of storage facility is assumed to be safe for long-term storage of nuclear waste products?
salt mines
What department Conducts research on the storage and disposal of high level radioactive waste.?
Energy
How does the half-life of a radioactive waste affect the types 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 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.
Would burning be an unacceptable plan for destroying radioactive waste?
Not by any stretch of the imagination. Storage is the only viable solution to radioactive waste by today's technological limits. Incineration would release radioactivity to the environment.
