What Is a the Main Difficulty in Storing Radioactive Waste

question 73

Multiple Choice

What is a the main difficulty in storing radioactive waste?

• A)The half-life of the material is so long it will take over 10,000 years until it is safe.
• B)No one wants to keep the waste in their backyard.
• C)The materials give off so much radiation that there are engineering difficulties.
• D)Water seepage into the waste could lead to radioactive leachate.
• E)all of the above

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