What is nuclear waste and how is it disposed?
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Answer:
Radioactive by-products resulting from fusion, fission, refinement, or processing of radioactive materials. This includes all solid and liquid radioactive wastes. This does not include the processing and storage facilities for such waste.
India has adopted closed fuel cycle option, which involves reprocessing and recycling of the spent fuel. During reprocessing, only about two to three percent of the spent fuel becomes waste and the rest is recycled. At the end the high level waste will be emplaced in geological disposal facilities.
Step-by-step explanation:
Nuclear fuel is used to produce electricity for about five years. Then, it's removed and safely stored until a permanent disposal site becomes available. Nuclear plants also produce low-level radioactive waste which is safely contained and stored and then routinely disposed of at various sites around the country.