How are the wastes produced in nuclear power plants different from those produced in a thermal power plants ? What happens to the waste of a nuclear power plant?
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▶️The waste obtained from nuclear power plants is highly radioactive in nature which emits harmful radiations, whereas waste produced in a thermal power plant is non-radioactive.
Management of nuclear waste is given as follows:
▶️Some products of nuclear waste are buried in sealed steel/lead containers for a long term storage, buried under the ground or dumped in vacated coal mines.
▶️Other waste products transforms into less harmful products or to products with a shorter half life.
Answer:
The waste in nuclear power plant is radioactive. On the contrary, the waste in thermal power plants is completely non radioactive.
Management of waste of nuclear power plant :
→Some of the waste is dumped in ground, coal mines or in lead tunnels for long term.
→Some of the waste is reused.
→Some is turned into less harmful waste.