Low Level Waste Essay, Research Paper

Low-level Waste facility

Nuclear Fusion, a process in which two light nuclei combine to form a single

heavier nucleus. An example of this is the sunrays they are the simplest form of

nuclear fusion. The use for this is fusion is used as a fuel. But the risks are

radiation poising which is very deadly.

Nuclear fission, a reverse process of fusion. So it?s a process in which a

heavy nucleus splits in to two smaller nuclei. The simplest form is particles

going into are atmosphere from space. We use it by making atomic bombs. It can

also cause radiation poising which is very deadly.

Radioactive Decay is the time required for one half of the atoms in any

starting sample of a radioisotope to decay. An example of how long this takes is

radionucliden.

This element has a half-life that ranges from 50 days to 15,700,000 years.

When the radioactive materials buried breaks down the environment is destroyed.

Radioactive decay is used by us to treat cancer and alpha rays are used in smoke

detectors. Gamma and beta rays give off a radiation poising which is extremely

harmful and hard to contain.

With all these things that can happen if you put a low level waste facility

in your area it over weights the pros. In till waste management is studied and

we know more about it I don?t advise putting one in your community. It can be

harmful and its present a long time in the atmosphere and the land.