Nuclear Waste
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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NUCLEAR WASTE
KAYLA VLASAK
NUCLEAR WASTE
Material that nuclear fuel becomes after it is used in a reactor
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CATEGORIES OF NUCLEAR WASTE PRODUCED
- Solid, liquid and gas
- Exempt waste-considered not to be harmful to humans
- Very low level waste-not harmful to humans
- Low level waste-little to no harm, not long lived radionuclides
- Short lived waste-stored for a limited time to reduce radioactivity
- Intermediate level waste-higher radioactivity.
- High level waste-very high radioactive, takes a long time to decay and has the issue of storage
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NUCLEAR WASTE STORED
- Stored in steel lined concrete pools filled with water
- Airtight steel containers
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PROPOSAL FOR LONG TERM STORAGE
- Deep underground storage
- Engineered facilities underground
- Launching it up to space
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ISSUES WITH STORAGE OF WASTE
- Pollution to the underground
- High level waste must be contained for long periods of time with out erosion, or earthquakes
- Cannot be placed near ground water.
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CITATIONS
- "Categorisation of Radioactive Waste." Categorisation of Radioactive Waste. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2015
- "The Long Term Storage of Radioactive Waste." Long-Term Storage of Radioactive Waste. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2015.
- "World Nuclear Association." Radioactive Waste Management. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2015.
- "Lesson plans, Radioactive Waste." NRC:. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2015.
