Nuclear Power Plant Essay

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Go to the web sites above and browse around to answer the following questions. Please note that many of the links had to be broken for security reasons and you may need to seek answers to locations, etc on alternative sites.
1. What is the difference between low-level and high-level radioactive waste?
2. Which country (not geographic region or continent) added the greatest number (2) of nuclear power plants to the grid in 2004?
3. Where (in what cities) are the four NRC regional headquarters located?
4. In the decommissioning of the Yankee-Rowe nuclear power plant, to what facility (name and city, state) were the six large components sent?
5. What does radioactive waste disposal have to do with the Skull Valley Goshutes? Is there a term to descibe this action (what is it)?

Required Text: Cunningham, W.P. and M.A. Cunningham 2015. Environmental
science: A global concern, 13th ed. McGraw-Hill, NY. 614 pp.
ISBN: 9780073532547

SAMPLE SOLUTION

1. What is the difference between low-level and high-level radioactive waste? Low-level radioactive waste (LLW) refers to substances that are contaminated with radioactive materials or have developed into radioactive following exposure to neutron radiation. Different industries, medical facilities, research centers and laboratories generate LLW as part of their daily utilization of radioactive components. LLW is stored by the licensed individuals until the waste is completely decomposed or in some cases the waste is disposed by transportation means to a designated low-level waste disposal sites using containers that have been approved by the transport department. Examples of such materials include laboratory animal tissues and carcasses, medical tubes, reactor water treatment residues, equipments and implements, contaminated clothing…