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Why isn't it advisable to jump in radioactive nuclear waste water?
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∙ 10y ago
It's not advisable to jump into radioactive nuclear waste water because radioactivity has been proven to cause cancer and a hose of other diseases. Unfortunately life isn't like a comic book where jumping into radioactivity can give you super powers. You will probably just wind up very ill.
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Which is not an environmental consequence of nuclear energy?
Water pollution
Can land water or air be polluted by nuclear energy?
Possibly in the event of an accident (meltdown) or radioactive waste
What are the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear waste?
Two disadvantages of nuclear waste are: disposal of nuclear waste is very expensive and takes a long time, and nuclear waste is radioactive. The advantages are: nuclear power plants are usually built on a coast, so the risk of contaminating drinking water is low; nuclear waste does not emit carbon into the air.
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 is the problem with storing nuclear waste material?
The challenge of making nuclear power safer doesn't end after the power has been generated. Nuclear fuel remains dangerously radioactive for thousands of years after it is no longer useful in a commercial reactor. The resulting waste disposal problem has become a major challenge for policymakers.
What is the problem with plants is they have radioactive waste which isvery poisonous to living things?
Nuclear fuels plants all pose a problem because they have radioactive waste which is very poisonous to living things. Many of these plants leak into ground water, or purposely discharge into oceans or seas.
Major drawback to the use of nuclear power?
A major drawback to the use of nuclear power is that it produces radioactive waste. This waste can pollute water sources and kill organisms.
How does nuclear waste affect the environment?
Harmful Effects of Nuclear Wastes:Nuclear wastes usually contain one or more highly radioactive substances. Radioactive nuclear wastes pollute the earth to a dangerous level of toxicity. If the nuclear wastes are exposed to underground water, the radiations get absorbed in water and then enter in living beings through food chains. Nuclear wastes emit harmful radiations. These harmful radiations affect the living beings. These harmful radiations damage our tissues, cells and rd blood corpuscles. The nuclear wastes radiations can cause the diseases like cancer, leukemia, etc. Radioactive waste also spreads through water that is used in nuclear reactors. This has a huge effect on the surrounding aquatic life. Waste products from nuclear power stations etc. are becoming a serious problem. Nuclear power plants do require huge amounts of water to cool their reactors. If this hot water is dump into rivers or oceans, thermal pollution may result. The heat can have a harmful effect on aquatic life. To protect the environment, the water must be cooled before it is released. Unfortunately, there is no way of stopping a radioactive nucleus from emitting radiation.
What are sources of nuclear energy?
the sources of nuclear energy is a rod that is very radioactive and water
What creates radioactive waste?
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.
Negatives about nuclear power?
The primary negative of nuclear power is nuclear waste. Nuclear reactors are fueled by rods filled with pellets of enriched uranium, which is deadly radioactive. The radioactive energy heats water into steam which drives turbine generators to produce electricity. But eventually, the rods "wear out" and lose their ability to generate steam, so they're replaced with fresh rods. The problem is, the old rods are still extremely hot and very radioactive! So, the nuclear power plant puts the old rods into the bottom of a giant cooling tank until they cool off enough to dispose of. However, even cooled-off waste is still poisonous and deadly radioactive for hundreds, even thousands of years. If the cooling rods are not constantly cooled, as what happened after the Japan quake/tsunami, they can emit radioactive steam or even melt down. If the melting radioactive slag reaches the water table or a stream, it can pollute the water and poison people who are exposed to it. Exposure to intensely radioactive material can be fatal.
Is radioactive waste dissolved in water before it is released?
yes
