Hazardous Waste Management in Nuclear Power Plants

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Executive summary
In this report, a nuclear power plant will be analyzed from different perspectives. The plant produces
hazardous waste which must be disposed properly. First of all, the profile of the power plant is told in
brief. The location and introduction is given in brief. After this, hazardous waste generation and its
physical characteristics are described. Then existing hazardous management systems are described
from financial as well as institutional aspect. Future waste quantities are predicted and problems which
can arise in future are explained. Finally a suitable conclusion is made.

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Contents
Profile of the location..................................................................................................................................4
Hazardous waste generation and physical characteristics..........................................................................4
Existing hazardous waste management system..........................................................................................5
Institutional aspects................................................................................................................................5
Financial aspects......................................................................................................................................6
Prediction of future waste quantities..........................................................................................................7
Stages of nuclear waste production-...........................................................................................................8
Major problems and issues..........................................................................................................................8
Conclusion-..................................................................................................................................................9

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Profile of the location
A nuclear power generation plant is located in the San Francisco of California state in the USA. This plant
is run by the dharma companies which monetize the electricity. The site is widespread and produces
tremendous amount of electricity for the region. But, in the nuclear energy generation process, some
hazardous elements and chemicals are used and produced. These hazardous substances cannot be
disposed off through normal process waste disposal. Uranium and thorium used in the production of
electricity are very dangerous (Hamblin, 2008).
They should be buried deep in the earth so that their radioactive reactions do not reach to human as
well as animals. These substances can get explode when they come in contact with certain other
reactive animals. In addition to the solid waste, nuclear energy generation also produces radioactive
waste which is equally dangerous. To handle these wastes suitable technology is used by the owners of
plant but there are some lacunae also which are discussed in this report (Checker, 2005).