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In the US they are stored in the complete spent fuel rods which are stored on power plant sites in water filled tanks. In some places dry storage has also had to be used, because the water tanks are full. In the UK and in France they are stored on site for a while and then taken to a central processing site (Sellafield in the UK)
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Why they are storing nuclear waste?
I suppose you mean in the US? Somebody has to store it, it won't go away, and it will have to be stored for centuries to come. Up to now it has all been stored on the power station sites, and at many of these the provided water storage ponds have been filled and dry stores have had to be provided for the older waste which is less active but still dangerous to life. The country needs a solution. One could envision each electricity company owning the plants to be responsible, but I think this would lead to unsatisfactory short cuts which might give trouble in years to come when these companies have disappeared. We have to think long term. The States could be responsible for each State's waste, but then there may not be suitable places for a store in all States that have nuclear plants. The best solution for the country would therefore be to have a national repository in the best place geologically for it, but then no State especially one which does not even have nuclear plants will want to take this task on. The proposed site at Yucca Mountain Nevada is now in doubt I believe. As an outsider, I would have thought the solution was for the Federal Govt to own some territory where they can do what is required, but this wasn't thought of when the country was being carved up into States, apart from Washington DC, and that is hardly suitable on grounds of population density apart from geology.
Are radioactive nuclear wastes stored in airtight containers made out of glass?
The idea is to actually incorporate the waste into the glass rather than a container made of glass. This would make a stable mass of glass-like material which would last for thousands of years without the active material leaching out, though we would still want to store it somewhere without risk of flooding.To easily summarize the last response above me, that would be a yes, just for simplification.The plan was to mix long half life wastes into molten glass until throughly blended then cast the glass into cylinders. The solid glass cylinders were to be clad in steel, these glass filled steel cylinders were then to be placed individually in steel shipping casks designed to take a direct collision with a freight train at top speed without rupturing.It is all kind of irrelevant now as the US has eliminated all long term waste disposal sites from the list and have ceased looking for new options. We are just going to end up filling all the reactor spent fuel rod storage swimming pools, then shut down all the reactors (which is what the anti-nuclear groups planned all along).
What is being boycotted right now?
World gas is being boycotted right now. Some people only want to use American gas.
What is Jeff Gordan doing now?
being stupid gosh get a life
What Oklahoma high school did Garth Brooks graduate?
He Graduated From Yukon High School. It is now being changed because of the new high school being made. It is now called Yukon Middle School.
Is neptunium rare or common?
Neptunium is an artificial element; but significant amounts of neptunium are gathered in nuclear wastes from nuclear reactors, now without uses.
Why nuclear ways said to be a problem to difficult to solve?
a nuclear wastes is one of the major problem that we are facing now because it is harmful to our environment,to people as well as in our health
How are nuclear wastes from nuclear power plants stored?
Not that well right now, they are placed in a temporary swimming pool cooling off tank to decay down to a safe level for transport. However there is no repository to transport them to, so what was designed for temporary use becomes permanent and when it fills the reactor will be forced to be permanently shut down prematurely.
What are some good things about uranium?
Well, its being used for nuclear power - however nuclear power has a problem with the nuclear wastes but this question is practically solved now. Applications of uranium: - nuclear fuel for nuclear power reactors - explosive for nuclear weapons - material for armors and projectiles - catalyst - additive for glass and ceramics (to obtain beautiful green or yellow colors) - toner in photography - mordant for textiles - shielding material (depleted uranium) - ballast - and other minor applications
Is nuclear being used more now than in the past?
yes
Where does the US send nuclear waste?
For now nuclear waste is stored on site where the waste was generated. In a few years US will begin to store nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain, Nevada but no official date has been set.
Where is Russian space shuttle now?
It was destroyed when the building it was being stored in collapsed on it.
Can nuclear energy be stored in a arc reactor?
Arc reactors, commonly seen in science fiction like Iron Man, do not exist in reality. While nuclear energy can be stored in nuclear reactors, the concept of an arc reactor that produces clean and limitless energy is purely fictional. As of now, nuclear reactors use controlled nuclear fission reactions to generate electricity, but they do not resemble the arc reactor technology depicted in movies.
Why has US of A not set up new nuclear plants?
We are running out of room to put the wastes of it. Right now we have one major place to put them and each plant has a cement building to house them. It costs too much to run them but the main reason is that the wastes stay radioactive for decades.
How is nuclear waste now being stored?
There are well established methods and approaches to deal with and store radioactive waste based on the waste form (solid, liquid. gaseous) and the radioactivity level (low, intermediate, high).the methods that are applied to store:high level nuclear wastes as spent fuel or the spent fuel reprocessing products; are either in wet storage (under water in pools), dry storage (e.g. in casks), or vitrified wastefor intermediate and low level radioactive waste they are either incinerated or compressed and then contained in barrels, sometimes mixed with cement or asphalt.
Can you die from nuclear waste?
Yes, and your grave will be easy to locate with a giger counter 100,000 years from now. There are different grades of nuclear waste with some being not too bad and some being real nasty.
Why don't periods occur as normal after an egg is fertilised?
The blood is now being stored and directed to the new developing fetus.
