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Nuclear waste should not be stored at all.

But as we have some and need to store it, where is an important consideration.

Transport is risky.

Where you store it has to be able to handle it if it leaks for a million years or so, at least until its safe to handle.

The US government has a facility that sounds good, A old salt mine that could hold the danger for a very long time. But is it really in a geologically stable place?

Can it leak waste?

Will there be an accident moving the waste?

Should special storage be built where the waste is?

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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.


Where is nuclear waste stored in Britain?

they dump it in the ocean


Waste stored in a plant and why?

It should be stored in safe storage in sparsely inhabited, seismically quiet areas. But, here kicks in NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard). See about Yucca mountain nuclear waste storage.


Is waste of nuclear power stored in the power plant?

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Where do people put all the nuclear waste?

Nuclear waste is typically stored in secure facilities called nuclear waste repositories. These repositories are specially designed to safely contain and isolate the radioactive waste from the environment for long periods of time.


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.


Which plants create waste that must be stored indefinitely?

Nuclear plants


Is nuclear waste is harmless after being stored for 10 years or more?

No


Where does nuclear waste go when it is no longer of use?

It just has to be stored for centuries


Where should nuclear waste should be stored?

This is a trick question Nuclear waste should not be stored at all. But as we have some and need to store it, where is an important consideration. Transport is risky. Where you store it has to be able to handle it if it leaks for a million years or so, at least until its safe to handle. The US government has a facility that sounds good, A old salt mine that could hold the danger for a very long time. But is it really in a geologically stable place? Can it leak waste? Will there be an accident moving the waste? Should special storage be built where the waste is?


How is holding nuclear waste good for the coomunity?

The government and companies will pay states and cities money for using their land for storage of nuclear waste. Nuclear waste can be dangerous, but when stored safely it is no danger. Nuclear waste is produced by nuclear power plants, which produce large amounts of cheap electricity.