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Implement Nuclear Waste Recycling

Created by H.T. on November 27, 2012

One of the most promising solutions for the problems that arise from nuclear waste is recycling. The process involves first separating the two typical types of elements that exist in spent fuel rods. These include true wastes, wastes that are only radioactive for a short period of time, and potential fuels that could either be re-used to produce power or have to be stored for thousands of years until they fully decay, which is the current technique of dealing with the waste. The true wastes present minimal storage problems since they only need to be contained for days or weeks to decay into stable materials. If the potential fuels were used for power generation, they would decay into true waste and would not require storage. This means that massive storage facilities currently being propos

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