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Which of these following methods is the most suitable for disposal of nuclear waste ?
- Option 1)
Shoot the waste into space.
- Option 2)
Bury the waste under Antarctic ice-cover
- Option 3)
Dump the waste within rocks under deep ocean
- Option 4)
Bury the waste within rocks deep below the Earth's surface
Answers (1)
Radioactive pollution -
This pollution occurs through radiations. Radiations are of two types:
- wherein
(i) Non ionising radiations: UV rays, IR rays, etc. UV rays cause skin burning, IR rays increases atmospheric temperature and leads to the green house effect.
(ii) Ionising radiation: X – rays, x-rays, beta-rays, gamma-rays cause genetic injury on mutation.
Nuclear or radioactive waste is recommended to be sufficiently pre-treated and disposed in suitably shielded buried within the rocks, about deep below the earth's surface.
Option 1)
Shoot the waste into space.
Option 2)Bury the waste under Antarctic ice-cover
Option 3)Dump the waste within rocks under deep ocean
Option 4)Bury the waste within rocks deep below the Earth's surface
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