Eli5: What is so bad about the waste of nuclear power plants? Why are many governments so against it? What is so hard about storing the waste in a safe place?
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Nuclear waste is really difficult to store, because it’s so radioactive, it destroys things that it’s in or next to. And then it’s out. So it’s hard to store.
However, we do have some places that we store it already. A cavern under a mountain is a popular choice.
The main problem is that if it gets into the ground water, it will contaminate the entire water table of that area, for a long long long time.
The main thing that really upsets people about nuclear waste is that it doesn’t stop being nuclear, and standing “near” it for a bit will kill you. Slowly and painfully.
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