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What are the risks from long term storage of radioactive wastes?

April 26, 2017radioactive storage term

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What are the risks from long term storage of radioactive wastes?

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Surface storage may leave a facility vulnerable to terrorist attack or dispersion through accidents. However surface storage greatly eases the long-term management of the material. Underground storage may be less vulnerable to attack but carries a risk of contamination of ground water. Both options present significant challenges eg, in designing structures that will last many centuries.