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Where are nuclear waste from nuclear power plants currently stored?
In the US they're stored on site.
How do nuclear fuels relate to environmental issues?
Nuclear fuels is not only bad for us, but for the enviornment. Some nuclear plants dump nuclear waste in rivers, oceans, lakes and ponds. This can kill and injure living organisms including us. It is not even good to bury it in the ground. Nuclear waste has to be specially desposed.
Is e waste worse than nuclear waste?
nuclear waste is worst
Where are you currently storing nuclear waste in the US?
On the power station sites mostly
What waste is produced from nuclear power stations?
nuclear waste
Is there nuclear waste in space?
Yes, there is nuclear waste in space.
What are the causes of nuclear and toxic waste?
nuclear waste is a by product of nuclear power plants, or in the creation of nuclear weapons.
What does nuclear waste contain?
nuclear waste contains about 90 % of nuclear fuel but it is much harmful then nuclear itself.
How much does it cost to send nuclear waste to sun?
Sending nuclear waste to the sun is currently not technologically feasible or economically viable. The cost would be extremely high and the environmental and safety risks involved in launching such a mission would be significant. It is more practical to focus on improving nuclear waste management and disposal techniques on Earth.
How much waste do the nuclear power plants in the US make each year?
Nuclear power plants in the US produce approximately 2,000-2,300 metric tons of radioactive waste each year. This waste is mainly in the form of used nuclear fuel, which is stored on-site at the plants until a long-term disposal solution is established.
After the US made 32000 nuclear bomb from fear of communisum how much nuclear waste was the US left with?
if the US did make 32000 nuclear weapons (it did not) they all can be dismantled and put into civillian nuclear reactors, where the fission process converts the plutonium into other (slightly weird) by producucts. If you are wondering about the amount of waste made by the original breeder reactors, just as much as a normal reactor.
What country was planning to send nuclear missiles to the US in the movie watchmen?
Soviet union
