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Where is most of the high-level waste from nuclear reactors stored?
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∙ 11y ago
In the US they're stored on site.
Colby Leffler
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∙ 10y agoHigh level radioactive waste could either spent nuclear fuel or fission product wastes from spent fuel reprocessing. Regarding spent nuclear fuel, it is either stored under water in confined pools (wet storage) or stored in specially designed casks (dry storage). Regarding fission product waste from spent fuel reprocess, they are mixed with liquefied glass and solidified as vitrified waste to be then packed in barrels mixed with cement or asphalt. The casks or the barrels could be disposed of; if disposal option is selected; underground in an areas away from underground water and not subject to unacceptable seismic levels.
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∙ 13y agoOn the power station sites, in water filled tanks or sometimes after some years in dry stores
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∙ 11y agoocean
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Which countries have nuclear waste problems?
All countries that have nuclear reactors have nuclear waste and it is always a problem, though a manageable one.
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.
Which plants create waste that must be stored indefinitely?
Nuclear plants
Does Nuclear fission as used in nuclear power plants produces radioactive waste with long half lives?
yes, Nuclear fission as used in nuclear power plants produces radioactive waste with long half lives. However, this creates no problems. This wastes are either confined in the spent nuclear fuel (that is stored either in wet storage or in dry storage facilities) or stored as vitrified nuclear waste.
Where is nuclear waste being stored in Utah?
In the Lake of Salt Lake.....You can't find them no wherelse..
Where is most of the high level waste from nuclear reactors stored?
ocean
Which countries have nuclear waste problems?
All countries that have nuclear reactors have nuclear waste and it is always a problem, though a manageable one.
Is nuclear waste stored at a nuclear power plant?
Yes.
Where are nuclear waste from nuclear power plants currently stored?
In the US they're stored on site.
What is the waste of nuclear power?
Nuclear reactors produce heat, the heat then is used to make steam, turning turbines. Therefore, the waste of a nuclear power plant is excess steam.
Which is not a problem associated with the increase use of nuclear energy?
Three problems associated with nuclear waste
Where is nuclear waste stored in Britain?
they dump it in the ocean
What has the author Michael P Hemsworth written?
Michael P. Hemsworth has written: 'Nuclear materials' -- subject(s): Nuclear waste, Nuclear reactors, Nuclear chemistry, Materials
Is waste of nuclear power stored in the power plant?
jre
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.
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.
Is nuclear waste is harmless after being stored for 10 years or more?
No
