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COAL(42%)HYDRO(10%)SOLAR(15%)

WIND(5%)BIOMASS(4%)

NUCLEAR(15%)

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WHY CARE ABOUT NUCLER

POWER? Because i !"e#s $ue e&'i#!&e&a

*e&e+s i& ,#!-uci& eec#ici. I #eeases /e#! ca#*!& -i!i-e

I #eeases /e#! suu# a&- &i#!us !i-es

Because i is !u# !&. ec!&!icas!u#ce ! *ase!a- eec#ici. ece,c!a ,!3e# ($.-#! is u&a'aia*e)

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Emissions Free

Nucea# e&e#. a&&ua. ,#e'e&s 51 ii!& !&s ! suu#

24 ii!& !&s ! &i#!e& !i-e 14 e#ic !&s ! ca#*!&

Nucea# !e& ,ie- aai&s !ssi ues

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COSTS

 7$e eec#ici. .!u *u. !-a. a'e#aesa*!u 182 ce&s9:W$# #! &ucea#

221 ce&s9:W$# #! c!a

851 ce&s9:W$# #! &au#a as

Eec#ici. #! &e3 &ucea# ,a&s 3!u-*e a !-es ,e#ce&ae $i$e# $a&#! &e3 c!a ,a&s I i,!se- a#eas!&a*e a !& CO2 eissi!&s; &ucea#

eec#ici. 3!u- *ec!e c$ea,e#

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NUKEWASTE

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Radioactivity

Ce#ai& eee&s $a c!,!seae# ei ,a#ices a&- #a-iai!&ss,!&a&e!us. 7$is ,$e&!e&!& is#ee##e- ! as

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Radioactivity

Ra-i!aci'e eee&s -eca. a -i"e#e&#aes Raes a#e easu#e- as half-lives ?$a is; $e ie i a:es !# !&e $a ! a&.

i'e& @ua&i. ! a #a-i!aci'e eee& !-isi&e#ae

 7$e !&es $aie is $a ! $e U ! u#a&iu I is 45 *ii!& .ea#s S!e

is!!,es $a'e $ai'es ! .ea#s; !&$s;-a.s; i&ues;

  sec!&-s; !# e'e& ess $a& ii!&$s ! asec!&-

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Nucea# 3ase is a cause !# c!&ce#&*ecause

I is N!& *i!-e#a-a*e

Sec!&-.; i causes a &u*e# ! $ea$$a/a#-s !# a&.!&e 3$! c!es i&!c!&ac 3i$ $e #a-iai!& #! $is

3ase

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Ra-i!aci'e 3ase; i:e !$e# 3ases; a.*e c!,!se- ! ae#ias 'a#.i& i& !#ii&;c$eica c!,!sii!&; a&- ,$.sica sae

H!3e'e#; 3$a -i"e#e&iaes #a-i!aci'e3ase #! !$e# 3ase !#s is $a ic!&ai&s c!,!&e&s $a a#e u&sa*e -ue! #a-i!aci'e -eca.

 7$e #ae ! -eca. ! a& is!!,e is i&'e#se.,#!,!#i!&a ! is $a ie a s$!# $a ieea&s $a i -eca.s #a,i-.

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SOURCES OF NUCLEAR WASTE

Nucea# ue C.ce

Me-ici&e

I&-us#.

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!E"#CAL

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 Y0; use- !# #eai& .,$!a (28 -a.s)I161; use- !# $.#!i- u&ci!& ess a&- !##eai& $.#!i- ca&ce# (>0 -a.s)S#>; use- !# #eai& *!&e ca&ce#; i&#a'e&!us

i&eci!& (52 -a.s)I#12; use- !# *#ac$.$e#a,. (84 -a.s)C!0; use- !# *#ac$.$e#a,. a&- ee#&a#a-i!$e#a,. (56 .ea#s)Cs168; use- !# *#ac$.$e#a,.; ee#&a

#a-i!$e#a,. (60 .ea#s)

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#N"USTR#AL

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Oi We Rii&

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TYPES OF RA" WASTE

Low level waste (LLW)

Intermediate level waste (ILW)

High level waste (HLW)

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LOW LE$EL WASTE

(LLW) is e&e#ae- #! $!s,ias a&-i&-us#.; as 3e as $e &ucea# ue c.ce

I c!,#ises ,a,e#; #as; !!s; c!$i&;+e#s; ec;

Usua. i is *u#ie- i& s$a!3 a&-+ sies 7! #e-uce is '!ue; i is !e& c!,ace-!# i&ci&e#ae- (i& a c!se- c!&ai&e#) *e!#e-is,!sa

W!#-3i-e i c!,#ises 0% ! $e '!ue*u !&. 1% ! $e #a-i!aci'i. ! a#a-3ase

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Intermediate level waste

(ILW) c!&ai&s $i$e# a!u&s ! #a-i!aci'i.a&- i& s!e cases #e@ui#es s$ie-i&

i&cu-es #esi&s; c$eica su-e a&-ea #eac!# ue ca--i&; as 3e asc!&ai&ae- ae#ias #! #eac!#-ec!issi!&i&

I a. *e s!i-i+e- i& c!&c#ee !#*iue& !# -is,!sa

i a:es u, 8% ! $e '!ue a&- $as4% ! $e #a-i!aci'i. ! a #a-3ase

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High level waste (HLW)

is ,#!-uce- *. &ucea# #eac!#s Ic!&ai&s +ssi!& ,#!-ucs a&- #a&su#a&iceee&s e&e#ae- i& $e #eac!# c!#e

I c!&ai&s $e $i$.#a-i!aci'e +ssi!&,#!-ucs a&- s!e $ea'. eee&s 3i$!&i'e- #a-i!aci'i.

I e&e#aes a c!&si-e#a*e a!u& !$ea a&- #e@ui#es c!!i&; as 3e ass,ecia s$ie-i& -u#i& $a&-i& a&-#a&s,!#

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High level waste (HLW)…

3ase is 'i#i+e- *. i&c!#,!#ai& ii&! *!#!siicae (F.#e) ass 3$ic$is seae- i&si-e sai&ess seeca&ise#s !# e'e&ua -is,!sa -ee,u&-e##!u&-

W$ie !&. 6% ! $e '!ue ! a

#a-3ase; i $!-s 5% ! $e#a-i!aci'i.

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TECHNOLO%#ES FOR WASTE

PROCESS#N%

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METHODS FOR DISPOSL OF

!"#LER WSTE Deep ocean disposal

Deep geological burial

Nuclear waste recycling 

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"EEP OCEAN "#SPOSAL

c!&ai&e#s a-e ! *!#!siicae assa#e +e- u, 3i$ &ucea# 3ase

 7$is ass $as $e ca,aci. ! ,#e'e&a&. &ucea# #a-iai!& #! ea:i& !u

 7$e c!&ai&e# is e&c!se- i& .e a&!$e#3ae#i$ ea c!&ai&e# a&-

-u,e- i&! $e !cea&

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"EEP OCEAN "#SPOSAL

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"EEP %EOLO%#CAL BUR#AL

D!&e i& 3! 3a.s

E'a,!#ie De,!sis

Ge!!ica #e,!si!#.

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Eva&orite "e&osits B!$ *e--e- a&- sa

-!es a#e suia*e

 7#a&s,!# !

#a-i!&uci-es i& sa'e#. s!3

Fasic *e$a'i!# se

seai&

Hi$e# $e#a

-i"usi'i. $a& ca.

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$e%l%gi&alRe'%sit%r

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NUCLEAR WASTE RECYCL#N%'

REPROCESS#N%

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STORA%E PON"S

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!O()!i*ed O*ides+

ue 3$ic$ c!&ai&s !#e $a& !&e.,e ! +ssie &uci-e; *!$ !# a*ei& i& $e !# ! !i-es

M!s c!!&. #ee#s ! uec!&ai&i& *!$ u#a&iu !i-e a&-,u!&iu !i-e

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Nuclear Gets a

Fresh Look

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