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Radioactive waste management

Samantha Flax

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This article examines the technical and legal considerations of nuclear waste management. The first three sections describe the technical aspects of spent-fuel-rod production, reprocessing, and temporary storage. The next two sections discuss permanent disposal of high-level wastes and spent-fuel rods. Finally, legislative and judicial responses to the nuclear-waste crisis.

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Key concepts: Radioactive waste, Waste management, Spent nuclear fuel, High-level waste, Legislature, Nuclear decommissioning, Environmental science, Business