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The radioactive elements (radionuclides) cannot be destroyed by any known chemical or mechanical process. Their ultimate destruction is through radio-decay to stable isotopes or by nuclear transmutation by bombardment with atomic particles.

Select a storage container made of material compatible with the chemical it will hold. Complete and attach a hazardous waste tag to the bag or container.Store the container in the radioactive waste storage area of the lab.Request hazardous waste collection when you're ready for a waste pick up.

These uses generate nuclear waste, and this waste must be disposed of in safe and effective ways. There are three main types of nuclear waste?high-level, transuranic, and low-level waste?and each type must be disposed of according to its risk to human health and the environment.

Right now, all of the nuclear waste that a power plant generates in its entire lifetime is stored on-site in dry casks. A permanent disposal site for used nuclear fuel has been planned for Yucca Mountain, Nevada, since 1987, but political issues keep it from becoming a reality.

The most currently-used method for nuclear waste disposal is storage, either using steel cylinders as radioactive shield or using deep and stable geologic formations. However, the disposal of nuclear waste by storage still has many concern, since the leakage of the nuclear waste may cause huge environmental disaster.

Nuclear waste must be processed to make it safe for disposal. This includes its collection and sorting; reducing its volume and changing its chemical and physical composition, such as concentrating liquid waste; and finally, its conditioning so it is immobilized and packaged before storage and disposal.

Select a storage container made of material compatible with the chemical it will hold. Complete and attach a hazardous waste tag to the bag or container.Store the container in the radioactive waste storage area of the lab.Request hazardous waste collection when you're ready for a waste pick up.