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Mainly for two reasons:

  1. to reduce as far as possible the radioactivity and hence reduce the radioactivity passive health effects; as the element radioactivity is inversely proportional to its the half live.
  2. To reduce as far possible the loss of the radioactive element through its radioactive decay during storage for non use.
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