Sentences with phrase «dealing with the radioactive waste»

But critics question the safety of nuclear power, citing such concerns as the potential for catastrophic meltdowns, their potential vulnerability to terrorists, the lack of workable evacuation plans in the event of accidents as well as the problem of dealing with radioactive waste.

There is still no safe, reliable solution for dealing with the radioactive waste produced by nuclear plants.

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The collapse of a tunnel containing radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear weapons complex in Washington State underscored what critics have long been saying: The toxic remnants of the Cold War are being stored in haphazard and unsafe conditions, and time is running out to deal with the problem.

«I don't believe anyone has taken a look, seriously, at what the unintended consequences are to dealing with these kinds of materials,» said Theodore Adams, the radioactive waste disposal consultant.

He contrasted the advantages of renewables over nuclear power plants as their ease of decommissioning: there is no long - lived radioactive waste to deal with, and upgrading, for example, offshore wind turbines, is cost - effective because the foundations and infrastructure are already built.

«Nuclear waste remains radioactive for thousands of years and the nuclear industry has not come up with a technological process to deal with this highly toxic waste and similarly as toxic chemical industry dump their waste in the ground, so does the nuclear industry.