Nuclear Waste

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Nuclear Waste

A specific form of radioactive waste—spent fuel from a nuclear reactor—e.g., a power plant—the most dangerous product of which is plutonium, which (1) Can be used as a core material for producing atomic bombs and (2) Requires disposal in a ‘safe place’

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