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13/12/2020 7:16 pm
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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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13/12/2020 7:16 pm
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.