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It has been recommended that storage of nuclear waste, after sufficient pre-treatment, should be done in suitably shielded containers buried within the rocks, about 500 m deep below the earth's surface. However, this method of disposal is meeting stiff opposition from the public. Why is this method of disposal not agreeable to many people?
Asked by sunil2791 | 09 Feb, 2018, 06:37: PM
Expert Answer
Radiation from nuclear waste (if exteremely taken care too) is extremely damaging to organisms, because it causes mutations at a very high rate. At high doses, nuclear radiation is lethal but at lower doses, it creates various disorders, such as cancer. But the burial of wastes 500 m below also may affect the population on land. The radioactive wastes may come in contact with the soil bed or ground water which may prove fatal.
Answered by Sivanand Patnaik | 10 Feb, 2018, 11:29: AM
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