1. Nuclear Waste
Karlee Stuart

2. What is nuclear waste ?
the radioactive waste left over from nuclear reactors, nuclear research projects, and nuclear bomb production
Divided Into Three
Low-Level
Medium-Level
High-Level

3. Sources of waste Nuclear fuel cycle Nuclear weapons reprocessing
Legacy waste
Medical
Naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM)
Industrial

4. Nuclear Waste Policy Act
Congress passed the act in 1982
The act was to encourage development of repositories for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste
Approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is needed before a repository can go into use

5. Long-lived Radioactive Waste
Getting to
Humans
Animals
Atmosphere
Water
EVERYWHERE

7. Nuclear Waste Storage
They put the left over of nuclear projects in barrels or in containers to do test on the nuclear waste.

8. Nuclear waste Disposal Methods
Deep ocean disposal: - In this method, containers made of borosilicate glass are filled up with nuclear waste. This glass has the capacity to prevent any nuclear radiation from leaking out. The container is enclosed in yet another water-tight metal container and dumped into the ocean. Though these containers are said to be leak-proof, there is a speculation that a minor quantity of radiation does manage to escape from these containers Deep geological burial: - The containers used in this method are similar to the ones used in the deep ocean disposal system. But in this case, the containers are buried deep underground, in less-populated areas. This method depends on the natural decaying ability of the radioactive material for its success. The materials are buried deep under the earth for thousands of years and allowed to settle into a safe level of radioactivity.

9. Disposal Methods Con’t
Nuclear waste recycling - This is a new waste disposal method being looked into. In which the uranium, plutonium and other fission products are separated into different streams using chemical processes. The advantage of doing this is that these products can be re-used or disposed easilier. However, the recycling process is not feasible at present because many countries do not have proper facilities to implement this method, and it is also a costly process.

10. Nuclear weapons waste Nuclear explosion Heat waves Radiation
Pressure waves
Radiation
Radiation
Short-term injuries
Radiation Sickness
Long-term injuries
Radiation to form cancer
Malformations of children born
Heat Waves
burn from explosion
Massive fires
Pressure Waves
injuries from flying objects
just pressure waves

11. Yucca Mountain
Two decades of fighting they finally get the project terminated
The proposal to dump nuclear waste in the Yucca Mountain has threatened the life and health of the Nevada people

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