nbsp   How is high-level nuclear waste managed in Canada?
[A. CANDU Technology] [B. The Industry] [C. Cost/Benefit] [D. Safety/Liability] [E. Waste] [F. Security/Non-Proliferation] [G. Uranium] [H. Research Reactors] [I. Other R&D] [J. Further Info] In Canada, “high-level nuclear waste” refers to used nuclear reactor fuel, sometimes referred to as “spent nuclear fuel” or “nuclear fuel waste”. Strictly speaking, discharged power reactor fuel in Canada is neither “waste” nor “spent”, since it retains a significant energy potential (see related FAQ and article on advanced fuel cycles in CANDU reactors); however, since reprocessing of used power reactor fuel is not currently practiced in Canada, the terminology does have meaning in the context of current Canadian nuclear operations. Used nuclear fuel is highly radioactive, particularly within a few years of its discharge from the reactor core. The radiation is emitted by both the fission fragments (what the uranium atoms become after they split roughly in half) built up over the duration of the f
