Radioactive Waste

Pollution is a hazard that comes in many different forms. There is nuclear pollution, pollution from radioactive materials and many more. The type of pollution I am going to write about is radioactive waste. I am going to explain the processing, storage, disposal, characterization, transportation, and pollutants of radioactive waste. The process radioactive waste goes through is long. PROCESSING Radioactive waste is processed for economic and safety reasons. Economic reasons include reducing the material or …

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