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How long will the waste possibly destined for Yucca Mountain remain radioactive?

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How long will the waste possibly destined for Yucca Mountain remain radioactive?

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Spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste contain short- and long-lived radionuclides. Most radionuclides in this waste will decay to insignificant levels within several hundred years. Some radionuclides will take many thousands of years to decay to non-threatening levels.