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Nuclear Waste Disposal in the US
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Nuclear Waste Disposal in the US
Provides background of the problem and discusses issues such as spent fuel rods & liquid waste, storage containers, laws, health & environmental threats, site selection, transportation, costs and public views.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages) |
15 sources |
1997
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"NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSALIntroduction
This research considers the issue of nuclear waste disposal in the United States. The nuclear waste present in the United States is a combination of spent fuel rods from commercial nuclear power generators, high-level liquid radioactive waste from government-owned nuclear reactors uses in the production of nuclear weapons, and miscellaneous low-level nuclear wastes.
While the way in which nuclear waste should be disposed is a volatile issue, one issue that has not been adequately considered is the separation of the spent fuel rods from the commercial reactors from the high-level weapons production-related nuclear waste with respect to disposal of the materials. Currently, policy calls for all nuclear waste to be placed in long-term storage at..."
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Nuclear Waste Disposal in the US (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Nuclear-Waste-Disposal-in-the-US/12532
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"Nuclear Waste Disposal in the US" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Nuclear-Waste-Disposal-in-the-US/12532>
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