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How are active liquids of nuclear waste disposed?(a) Stored in concrete tanks and buried underground(b) Stored in concrete tanks and buried in sea(c) Mixed with other chemicals and left into free atmosphere(d) They are reused and burnt away in gaseous fumesI got this question in final exam.Origin of the question is Disposal of Nuclear Waste topic in division Nuclear Power Plant of Energy Engineering

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Correct OPTION is (a) Stored in CONCRETE tanks and buried underground

For explanation: Active liquids are kept in concrete tanks and these tanks are buried in the ground TILL their decay of radio ACTIVITY. Many times the radio activity increases the temperature of the liquid WASTE or sometimes these liquids boil and the activity decreases with time.



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