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Yes, and a lot of it too! There is no permanent storage so they put the casks in a pool of boric acid so the waste can cool down. A problem is that the pools are becoming overcrowded and people need to fine a permanent storage instead of a temporary one..They found a place in Yucca Mountain a while back ago and i dont know what has happened since but it was supposed to be 1500 feet underground (personally i think thats not enough). A lot of questions have come up though. One of them being if the waste can be shot into space. I think we've messed up Earth enough so why mess up space?
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What waste problems of nuclear power plants is NOT a problem with a coal burning power plant?
fear of the waste.
What are some benefits of nuclear power plants?
Reduction in Air Pollution. Nuclear power can also be part of a strategy to address carbon emissions. Nuclear power plants emit no carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, or nitrous oxides.
What is product of a nuclear power plant?
Nucler plants create nuclear energy by separaiting atoms
What Power plant that uses uranium as a source of energy?
Uranium (or plutonium) is a source of energy (nuclear fuel) in nuclear power plants.
What are some of the negative impacts o f a nuclear power plant?
Radioactive waste, nuclear accident, public disapproval's
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 waste problems of nuclear power plants is NOT a problem with a coal burning power plant?
fear of the waste.
What energy waste is pruduced by nuclear power plants?
Heat.
Where are nuclear waste from nuclear power plants currently stored?
In the US they're stored on site.
Which nuclear process occurs within nuclear power plants and produces radioactive waste materials?
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear waste has come from nuclear power plants?
Most of it does, but some comes from weapons manufacture as well
What has been done with nuclear waste?
The honest answer is the USA has been producing a great deal of nuclear waste and ignoring the problem of what to do with it. President Obama wants more nuclear power plants, but, has not said what to do with nuclear waste. A lot of waste is stored in nuclear power plants, but, they are getting filled up fast, and that is not really a good idea. The possibility of an accident or theft is very real.
What are the risk of generating electricity by using nuclear power plants?
The waste is the issue.
What has the author Carl E Behrens written?
Carl E. Behrens has written: 'International agreement to cut off production of nuclear weapons material' -- subject(s): Nuclear nonproliferation 'Nuclear waste management' -- subject(s): Radioactive waste disposal 'Nuclear waste management' -- subject(s): Radioactive waste disposal, Government policy, Radioactive wastes, Management, Hazardous wastes 'Nuclear nonproliferation policy' -- subject(s): Nuclear nonproliferation 'Nuclear power' -- subject(s): Accidents, Nuclear power plants, Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Pa.) 'Enriched uranium supplies for nuclear power plants' -- subject(s): Uranium enrichment, Nuclear power plants 'The Convention on nuclear safety' -- subject(s): Convention on Nuclear Safety, Design and construction, Nuclear power plants, Safety measures
Which is a waste problem of nuclear power that does not occur with coal-burning power plants?
One unique waste problem of nuclear power is the production of highly radioactive spent fuel rods. Unlike coal-burning power plants, nuclear power plants generate this waste that remains hazardous for thousands of years and requires specialized storage and disposal methods to prevent environmental contamination and health risks.
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.
Is the radioactive waste from nuclear power plants dangerous?
It contains a higher amount of radioactivity
