Question by cowgal1994: How long dose radioactive waste from power plants take to decay?
I was watching CNN this morning and there was John McCain talking about his plans for America. Well, he starting going into how Nuclear energy is our (to me HIS) solution to the energy crisis. I know for a fact that fission creates no air pollution but what about the waste? I know alpha decay takes A LONG time but how long? I looked all over the web but still nothing… please help me find the facts!

Best answer:

Answer by Dr Jello
The amount of waste generated by a nuclear power plant during one year can fit under your desk.

Nuclear power already exists. Nuclear waste is shipped and stored around this country every day.

The reason why no one makes a big deal out of it is because no one knows when and where the nuclear waste is being shipped.

The public would have no idea that there would be any difference if the amount of nuclear waste would double.

People need to get over their unrational fear of modern technology.

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