Can Radiation Waste from Fission Reactors Be Safely Stored?
Viewpoint: Yes, radiation waste from fission reactors can be safely stored using existing technical expertise and drawing on the experience ...
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Radioactive Waste Storage (Geologic Considerations)
In the 1960s, nuclear power gained popularity as a means of producing power for civilian use. During the next two decades, several nuclear power pla...
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Radioactive Waste
Radioactive waste is what remains after the use or production of radioactive materials. Modern society uses a variety of products and services that depend on radioactive materials. U...
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Radioactive Pollution
Radioactive pollution can be defined as the release of radioactive substances or high-energy particles into the air, water, or earth as a result of human activity, either by ac...
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Radioactive Waste
Radioactive waste is the "garbage" left as a result of the use of nuclear materials by human societies. Such waste can be categorized as low-level, intermediate-level...
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Radioactive Waste Management
Radioactive waste materials are produced as by-products of research, nuclear power generation, and nuclear weapons manufacture. Radioactive waste is classified by the U.S....
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Nuclear Waste
Disposal of nuclear waste has been a contentious issue both in the United States and elsewhere in the world. Difficult questions are involved, including: (1) where should one put the was...
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Nuclear Waste
Kinds of Nuclear Waste
Nuclear waste is radioactive material that has no immediate use. In the United States nuclear waste generally is divided into two main categories: high-level nucle...
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Radioactive Waste
Radioactive waste (or nuclear waste) is a material deemed no longer useful that has been contaminated by or contains radionuclides. Radionuclides are unstable atoms of an element tha...
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Accidents happen, which is exactly what happened at the Chernobyl nuclear plant within the former Soviet Union. The scientists at this plant were conducting illegal tests on nuclear reactors, and the ...
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