the first benefit of nuclear power is that Radioactive Waste
the nuclear waste contain radio isotopes with long half-lives.
This means that the radio isotopes stay in the atmosphere in some from or the other
The main objective of radioactive waste management is to deal with radioactive waste in a manner that protects human health and the environment now and in the future without imposing undue burdens on future generations
2: Nuclear power will help achieve carbon reduction targets
3: Nuclear power is "the cheap clean energy solution
Some views and concerns include:
1. The nuclear industry still has no solution to the 'waste problem', so cannot expect support for construction of new plants until this is remedied.
2. The transportation of this waste poses an unacceptable risk to people and the environment.
3. Plutonium is the most dangerous material in the world.
4. There is a potential terrorist threat to the large volumes of radioactive wastes currently being stored and the risk that this waste could leak or be dispersed as a result of terrorist action.
5. Nuclear wastes are hazardous for tens of thousands of years. This clearly is unprecedented and poses a huge threat to our future generations.
6. Even if put into a geological repository, the waste might emerge and threaten future generations.
7. Man-made radiation differs from natural radiation.
8. Nobody knows the true costs of waste management. The costs are so high that nuclear power can never be economic.
9. The waste should be disposed of into space.
10. Nuclear waste should be transmuted into harmless materials.