Threat of Nuclear Waste Disposal.
The disposal of nuclear waste is a pressing problem for society worldwide. By Dr. Nitish Priyadarshi Geologist. 76,circular road, Ranchi , India . Email: nitish.priyadarshi@gmail.com The nuclear disaster in Fukushima , Japan , caused many countries to rethink their appetite for nuclear power. It is also, in subtler ways, altering the fraught discussion of what to do with nuclear plants’ wastes. Harnessing the power of the atom has propelled humanity forward at an astonishing rate since the dawn of the Nuclear Age. However, the proper disposal and storage of nuclear waste leaves an incomplete equation. Nuclear waste comes from nuclear power reactors and byproducts of military-grade bombs. This waste can come in the form of spent nuclear fuel rods or even toxic sludge. Perhaps the greatest danger of nuclear energy is the long-term investment in waste disposal that will be passed to future generations. For more than 50 years, waste from nuclear power stations has been accumulating in...
