What is the best long-term option for the storage of high-level radioactive wast
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Question
What is the best long-term option for the storage of high-level radioactive waste in the U.S.?
Question options:
A. In compartments at the bottom of cooling towers at nuclear power plants.
B)
C)
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A. In compartments at the bottom of cooling towers at nuclear power plants.
B)
deep burial in steel waste canisters at distant sites from population centersC)
injection underground between layers of clay in remote areasD)
storage in concrete casks at the bottom of the oceanE)
export it to foreign locationsExplanation / Answer
A. I personally consider Storage in concrete cask at the bottom of the ocean , as others involve risk and maintaince expenditure and investment.
Exporting to foregin is not possible due to rules of UNO.
Injection underground can cause great health hazards.