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The radioactive fission products from a nuclear reactor are contained in the spent fuel and they stay there whilst the fuel is stored under water or eventually in concrete flasks. Waste will only be produced if and when the spent fuel is broken down and chemically treated, probably to separate out the U-238 and plutonium, which may be worth doing. The waste is then the proportion which is not useful and it will consist of the fission products, ie a range of different elements and their isotopes, many of which are highly radioactive. This material is highly dangerous to life and must be stored safely for a long time (centuries)
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoFor high level waste, that is essentially spent fuel, it is the same weight as the fuel when loaded, so for a large power reactor something like 15 tonnes per year. Low level waste is more difficult to predict and likely to vary from one plant to another, depending on the amount of maintenance done.
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∙ 16y agoIt is a waste material that is radioactive, particularly the waste from nuclear reactors and medical treatment and research.
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How much nuclear waste does the koeberg power station produce?
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How much waste is produced by coal power plants per kWh?
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How much plutonium is in 1 ton of nuclear waste?
The amount of plutonium in the nuclear waste depends on the type of waste and its origin. If by waste, it is meant the spent nuclear fuel discharged from reactor after irradiation, then the plutonium amount depends mainly on the nuclear fuel initial enrichment, the neutron irradiation flux, and the time of irradiation.In usually operated nuclear power reactors of light water reactors, the discharged spent fuel contains roughly 1 kg plutonium per ton of fuel.
During President Clinton's term international inspectors were not allowed to look at North Korean sites where nuclear waste was being dumped?
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That will vary dramatically with the design of the bomb and whether it is an airburst or a surface burst.
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1.7billion
What does nuclear waste contain?
nuclear waste contains about 90 % of nuclear fuel but it is much harmful then nuclear itself.
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Alot of waste.
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1.7% of Pakistan electricity is produced by nuclear power stations
How much nuclear waste is produced a year?
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How much hazardous waste does the US produce in a year?
"The USA EPA estimates that 256 million tons of officially classified hazardous wastes are produced in the USA each year. This does not include toxic and hazardous waste produced by industries not monitored by the EPA."
How much does it cost to send nuclear waste to sun?
This process is impossible.
How is nuclear energy wasted at home?
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How much heat is produced in a nuclear reaction and how hot is it?
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How much of the electrical energy in the us is produced by nuclear fuel?
About 20%
How much of the worlds energy is produced by nuclear power?
3/4
