The nuclear industry has developed – and implemented – most of the necessary technologies required for the final disposal of all of the waste it produces. Whatever fuel is used, this waste must be managed in ways which safeguard human health and minimize the impact on the environment. Like all industries, the thermal generation of electricity produces waste. The nuclear industry still has no solution to the 'waste problem' ![]() Man-made radiation differs from natural radiation.ġ. There is a potential terrorist threat to the large volumes of radioactive waste currently being stored and the risk that this waste could leak or be dispersed as a result of terrorist action. Nuclear waste should be transmuted into harmless materials. The waste should be disposed of into space. The costs are so high that nuclear power can never be economic. ![]() Nobody knows the true costs of waste management. Even if put into a geological repository, the waste might emerge and threaten future generations. This clearly is unprecedented and poses a huge threat to our future generations. Nuclear waste is hazardous for tens of thousands of years. Plutonium is the most dangerous material in the world. The transport of this waste poses an unacceptable risk to people and the environment. The nuclear industry still has no solution to the 'waste problem'. Some of the more commonly expressed views and concerns include: Questions have been raised about whether nuclear power should continue when the issue of how to deal with its waste has apparently not yet been satisfactorily resolved. Over the years, many views and concerns have been expressed in the media, by the public and other interested groups in relation to the nuclear industry and in particular its waste.
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