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Well, there is a Low Level Disposal site in Andrews, Texas ran by WCS ( Waste Control Specialists). They currently just except waste from Texas and Vermont But WCS is trying to pass the export rule to allow waste from 36 other states. Which if anything happens like contamination or accidents with the waste, Texas and its tax payers will be responsible. Check out the link below!
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∙ 14y agoLow level waste is being stored at a variety of facilities throughout the country. There are three commercial sites, in Barnwell, South Carolina, Richland, Washington, and Clive, Utah. The Department of Energy has a large number of other sites.
There is no policy on how to store high level waste in the United States. So high level waste is generally being stored at the plants that generated it. Since the plants require large quantities of water, the waste is nearly all stored on the banks of rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Initial storage is done in spent fuel pools, which are water tanks where the fuel can cool off for several years before it goes into longer term storage. The longer term storage consists of air cooled casks of concrete, which are considered to be good for a number of decades.
Other countries deal with waste in other ways, but most are seeking to find ways of disposing of the waste by burying in geologically stable areas.
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Can v use lasers in destroying nuclear waste?
No, lasers would not cause nuclear changes, they would only melt or vaporise material which is not what is wanted. The nuclear properties of the waste would remain the same.
Can our nuclear waste go in to your water?
no, its not safe to dispose nuclear waste in water,rather it would be safe to dispose it in common salt trenches.
How does nuclear waste cause land pollution?
It would cause pollution because it would harm men or animals using the land, and would contaminate food produced on the land. However this is not allowed to happen, nuclear waste is carefully controlled and confined to waste stores designed for the purpose
What would happen if nuclear waste was disposed of into an open volcano?
No physical or chemical process can alter the radioactivity of the waste, so it will still be there whatever you do with it. If the volcano is active, when the next lava flow occurs the nuclear waste will be ejected with the volcanic matter, so it would be a very bad idea. The idea for long term waste disposal is to find somewhere very geologically stable where it will stay for thousands of years without any risk of returning to the earth's surface, just the opposite of the volcano's contents.
Is the use of high level radioactive waste from nuclear power station for the production of the raw materials for nuclear weapons a justifiable proposition?
High level radioactive waste would have no potential for producing a nuclear explosion, so your question is puzzling. Perhaps you mean production of a dirty bomb, which terrorists might use to contaminate an area by spreading radioactive material around using a conventional explosive. That is obviously not justified unless you are a terrorist.Plutonium can be extracted from spent uranium fuel and used in nuclear weapons, but I would not describe it as high level radioactive waste, plutonium is only mildly radioactive.In fact I think at present in the US and in Russia, the stockpile of nuclear weapons is being reduced and some of the fissile material is going into civil nuclear reactor fuel.
Can v use lasers in destroying nuclear waste?
No, lasers would not cause nuclear changes, they would only melt or vaporise material which is not what is wanted. The nuclear properties of the waste would remain the same.
Can our nuclear waste go in to your water?
no, its not safe to dispose nuclear waste in water,rather it would be safe to dispose it in common salt trenches.
What is a method of safe handing hazardous waste?
It depends on the waste material. Methods appropriate for chemical hazards would not be so for nuclear waste.
How does nuclear waste cause land pollution?
It would cause pollution because it would harm men or animals using the land, and would contaminate food produced on the land. However this is not allowed to happen, nuclear waste is carefully controlled and confined to waste stores designed for the purpose
What does nuclear disaster mean?
it means that either a nuclear rocket or a nuclear lab has exploded letting out nuclear waste and radiation which means the city would have to be evacuated until they are out of the nuclear radation zone.
What is the purpose for nuclear waste?
Nuclear waste is an unfortunate by-product of the process of nuclear fission for the purpose of energy production. The spent fuel rods are "safely" stored and sequestered, but will remain dangerous for thousands of years. As far as I know, there is no "purpose" for nuclear waste, other than to convince people that they do not want a power plant in their backyard. The theoretically possible process of nuclear fusion (which is how the sun works) would produce less radioactive material and waste.
Why isn't nuclear waste sent to Sun?
Probably these two reasons: 1) The cost of sending rockets constantly to the sun loaded with nuclear waste would bankrupt the industry. 2) A "misfire" (rocket that crashes) would be an environmental disaster.
Could nuclear fission ever become renewable?
No, fission is still a fuel in - waste out reaction. Eventually the supply of nuclear fuel would run out.
How do you you feel nuclear energy should or shouldn't be used?
I believe nuclear energy is a very good energy source. Since we are running out of fossil fuels and our environment needs improvement, nuclear energy can meet these needs. Nuclear energy does not pollute, but it produces radioactive waste. This waste is taken care of in a safe way, not being exposed to people. If a person were to use nuclear energy for his or her whole life, the waste would be only one pound and would fit in a soda can; whereas with coal it would fill a line of coal cars from New York to California. And there was never an accident in nuclear energy that couldn't be prevented. Everything is extra safe.
What would an animal do without its cell's?
it would not be able to functionlike store food and waste or energy
Could modern day bulk carrier ships profit from nuclear propulsion?
ANY vehicle would benefit from nuclear energy; no refuelling. Years later however, there would be a nuclear waste disposal problem. Play now, pay later.
Why don't they take all the nuclear waste products and put it in a rocket and shoot it toward the sun than it would burn up?
First off, taking all nuclear waste products and putting it in a rocket and shooting it toward the sun so then it would burn up could cause problems with out atmosphere. The way the nuclear waste products are handled now is what has been studied and found to be the best possible disposal of the waste products without causing further damage to the people, surrounding areas, and the atmosphere.
