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nuclear waste

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Identify of Nuclear Waste :
*Nuclear waste is one of the biggest downsides to nuclear
power, and can remain dangerous for hundreds of thousands of
years.
*Plutonium, cesium, strontium, elements created in a nuclear
reactor emit dangerous radiation that can literally knock
electrons off the atoms of our cells ,disrupting or destroying cell
function or even causing cells to mutate into cancer cells.
* Radioactive elements emit radiation because they are unstable

3.
How much energy is produced ?
*Nuclear power is an extremely rich energy source*
*One gram of Uranium-235 delivers as much energy
as 3.5 metric tons of coal!!!
* No air pollution!
*Reactors run for years without refueling or
being shut down and need little maintenance

4.
Break down of source

5.
Heat produce steam, generating electricity

6.
Classification of waste on basis of
Radioactivity:
1. Low level (90%)
2. Intermediate level (7%)
3. High level(3%)
Transuranic Waste :
Includes clothing, tools, and other materials
contaminated with plutonium, neptunium,
and other elements

7.
Disposal of Waste :
1)Geological disposal
2)Deep borehole disposal
3)Disposal in outer space
4)Above ground disposal
5)Ocean disposal

8.
Nuclear Waste Management
(1For low level waste :
2) For Intermediate Level Waste :
The nuclear waste of this category is cast in steel
drum. Usually it is buried in shallow landfill sites.
*The operation of a 1000 MW(e) nuclear power reactor
produces about 20 m3 of intermediate level waste each
year.

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3) For High Level Waste :
placing the waste in high integrity steel
containers, then in excavated tunnels
with the clay, which is self-sealing. This
clay is self-sealing and has low
permeability so that almost no
groundwater can get into the nuclear
waste.

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Done by :
Basel samhouri
Mohammad asfour