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Why is it impossible for a nuclear core to explode?
A nuclear explosion cannot occur because the fuel is not compact enough to allow an uncontrolled chain reaction. The MIT reactor has a lot of water and core structural materials that slow the neutrons down before they reach other fissile atoms.
Is nuclear waste biodegradable?
In fact, radioactive waste is the most harmful waste because it is non – biodegradable so option A) that is radioactive waste is not correct. makes them non – biodegradable.
Where does the waste from nuclear power plants come from?
Most of the high-level waste (other than spent fuel) generated over the last 35 years has come from reprocessing fuel from government-owned plutonium production reactors and from naval, research and test reactors. A small amount of liquid high-level waste was generated from reprocessing commercial power reactor fuel in the 1960s and early 1970s.
What is radioactive waste management in nuclear power?
Radioactive Waste Management. Nuclear power is the only large-scale energy-producing technology that takes full responsibility for all its waste and fully costs this into the product. The amount of waste generated by nuclear power is very small relative to other thermal electricity generation technologies.
Why is proper disposal of nuclear waste still a challenge?
In summary, proper disposal of nuclear waste is still a challenging issue that constrains the growth of nuclear power. The main issue is that the half-lives of the radioisotopes produced are very long. Some of them are greater than a million years. This makes control and management of the nuclear waste extremely difficult.
What is considered high level waste in nuclear power?
High-Level Waste. High-level radioactive waste primarily is uranium fuel that has been used in a nuclear power reactor and is “spent,” or no longer efficient in producing electricity. Spent fuel is thermally hot as well as highly radioactive and requires remote handling and shielding.