Types of waste High-Level waste The most dangerous radioactive waste .Spent fuel comes from nuclear reactors(52,000 tons) liquid and solid waste from plutonium production(91 million gallons) .About 70 percent of the available storage space is now filled with used fuel assemblies at Turkey point
Types of Waste •High-Level Waste •The most dangerous radioactive waste •Spent fuel comes from nuclear reactors (52,000 tons) • liquid and solid waste from plutonium production (91 million gallons). •About 70 percent of the available storage space is now filled with used fuel assemblies at Turkey Point
Types of waste Transuranic waste Includes clothing, tools, and other materials contaminated with plutonium, neptunium, and other man-made elements heavier than uranium
Types of Waste Transuranic Waste – Includes clothing, tools, and other materials contaminated with plutonium, neptunium, and other man-made elements heavier than uranium
Types of waste Low and mixed low-Level Waste Includes radioactive and hazardous wastes from hospitals, research institutions, and decommissioned power plants(472 million cubic feet)
Types of Waste • Low and Mixed Low-Level Waste – Includes radioactive and hazardous wastes from hospitals, research institutions, and decommissioned power plants (472 million cubic feet)
Types of Waste Uranium Mill Tailings Residues left from the extraction of uranium ore(265 million tons) 21999@的
Uranium Mill Tailings •Residues left from the extraction of uranium ore (265 million tons)). Types of Waste
Mining Uranium ore is usually s located aerially core samples are then drilled and analyzed by geologists. The uranium ore s extracted by means of drilling and blasting. Mines can be in either open pits or underground. Uranium concentrations are a small percentage of the rock that s mined, so tons of tailings waste are generated by the mining process
Mining • Uranium ore is usually located aerially; core samples are then drilled and analyzed by geologists. The uranium ore is extracted by means of drilling and blasting. Mines can be in either open pits or underground. Uranium concentrations are a small percentage of the rock that is mined, so tons of tailings waste are generated by the mining process