Essay Archive - Radioactive Wastes
Radioactive wastes
Radioactive wastes, must for the protection of mankind be stored or
disposed in such a manner that isolation from the biosphere is assured
until they have decayed to innocuous levels. If this is not done, the world
could face severe physical problems to living species living on this planet.
Some atoms can disintegrate spontaneously. As they do, they emit
ionizing radiation. Atoms having this property are called radioactive. By
far the greatest number of uses for radioactivity in Canada relate not to
the fission, but to t....
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