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because it's a mine and they are still mining i think plus you need 1/2 an inch of lead to protect it. Also you need lots of room
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Why is nuclear waste renewable?
Nuclear waste is NOT renewable. It is typically buried and sealed off because of its non-usability and the radiation damage that can afflict people from being in the vicinity of nuclear waste.
Where is uranium waste put?
Sometimes in abandoned mines.
Which fuel produces radioactive waste?
Uranium
What major problems can nuclear energy cause?
Nuclear waste, depletion of Uranium.
What will happen to uranium in the future?
If you are refering to the Depleted Uranium that is a by-product of fission reactions in nuclear power facilities, It is buried in various locations around the world. Usually in old, abandoned mines that have been extended far beyond their original depth. This waste product will remain radioactive for some 10,000 - 50,000 years, or until a means is invented by which to dispose of it or render it harmless. (Whichever happens first!) Until such a time it will remain buried, and new material will be buried with it.
What element if often enriched and used in nuclear bombs?
Uranium is enriched in the isotope uranium-235, producing uranium-238 as waste.
Where do people put all the nuclear waste?
"Waste" has never any use. Nuclear waste is stored in facilities in the hope that someday, someone will figure out how to deal with it.
How does radioactive waste affect the water?
In areas far from uranium mines, the dominate source of uranium water pollution is coal fired power plants.Near uranium mines such pollution is likely to come from rainwater percolating through tailings piles, then entering a river.
Benefits of nuclear waste?
From nuclear wastes can be extracted plutonium, uranium, useful isotopes of cobalt, strontium, prometium, technetium and many other.
Is nuclear energy renuable?
No, nuclear energy is not renewable nor sustainable. For nuclear fission to work, it requires a special type (isotope) of uranium. There is a finite amount of uranium on the planet, therefore this is not renewable. Also, the nuclear waste produced is not sustainable. An example of renewable energy would be a wind turbine.
What is the feul for nuclear power plants and where does it come from?
Either yellow uranium oxide (yellowcake) or metallic uranium in most reactors. In moderated thermal neutron reactors the uranium is usually enriched to 3% to 5% uranium-235 isotope, in unmoderated fast neutron reactors the uranium is enriched to 20% to 95% uranium-235 isotope. This uranium comes from mines (similar to coal or iron ore mines). What is mined is usually black uranium oxide ore. This ore is processed to make unenriched yellowcake (0.7% uranium-235) and shipped to the enrichment plant. Most enrichment plants process the yellowcake to make uranium hexafloride then run that through their system, producing both enriched uranium (product) and depleted uranium (waste). The enriched uranium hexafloride is then processed back to yellowcake and shipped to a finishing plant that uses it to make the required fuel assemblies.
Which type of storage facility is assumed to be safe for long-term storage of nuclear waste products?
salt mines
