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Roll up your sleeves if you really expect to gain an overview of this broad and stunningly under published topic. We live our lives in a world that is many times more radioactive than it ever was naturally. The sources of nuclear pollution (uncontrolled radioactive material) were initially confined to bomb tests, but with the advancement of our understanding of the things we can do with radionuclides, we began to produce them by the tonne. Production means contaminated waste. What a headache.
Reactor accidents have contributed to increased background radiation. Big time. How many square miles of land do we just have to walk away from never to return before we get it? The monuments to our foolishness stand for all (or no one) to see: the apartment buildings, stores and shops as well as the houses of whole communities sitting empty. The parks and playgrounds desolate. And all of it contaminated.
But there are small accidents that occur regularly where a nuclear excursion (such a polite term) results in the release of some radioactivity as well as injury or death. What many are unaware of is the number of shipments of radioactive materials that occur by common carrier every day. This huge shipping slate means accidents can occur (have occurred) that result(ed) in the release of small quantities of radioactive elements. And that doesn't include the large sources that get loose around the countryside here.
In the breakdown of the USSR, many tonnes of nuclear materials went missing. Some frightening portions were weapons grade fissionable material. But there are many sources (source: a bulk quantity of radioactive material that was produced to act as a portable generator for radiation energy) that got away. Highly radioactive materials are unknowingly being stripped and recycled as scrap. Over there, and even over here, too.
We need to get up to speed on this stuff. All of it. And we need to spool up quick. There are two serious problems with radiation: it's seriously dangerous (and for a long time in many cases), and it's invisible. The latter makes it easier to ignore. Working around the stuff can get you dead in seconds. And you may not even know it until after the fact. Dramatic, but true.
Radiation due to uncontrolled radioactive waste and other unconfined radioactive material is a growing threat. It quietly adds its contribution to cancers and the genetic damage we as a people suffer from. Radiation is all around us. It sits in dim corners. It flows in our waters. It rides the currents of air all over the globe. It does so unfelt. Unheard. Unseen. And we sleep very well at night without thinking about it.
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∙ 15y agoIn the fissioning of uranium the pieces of the split uranium nucleus become nuclei of other elements, and some of these are highly radioactive. Only if released to the surroundings will these cause pollution. The aim of design is to prevent this happening, and normally it does not happen, but there have been accidents like Chernobyl. None of the plants operating (or ever built) in the US would have that type of accident possibility.
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∙ 15y agoAustralia, Canada, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Brazil, Namibia, Uzbekistan, USA, Niger, Russia (in that order of diminishing amounts). There are also smaller amounts elsewhere.
See link to uranium reserves below
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∙ 15y agoNuclear pollution defined as which is release from radioactive substance and effect to organisms and contaminated the soil is known as nuclear pollution. the main source of nuclear pollution is two types there are
1.Natural source,
2. Man made source.
the natural source is through the natural disaster or natural calamities like Earth quakes, volcanic eruptions etc..
the man made source of nuclear pollution from the consumption of radioactive substances for production of energy, nuclear vegans (Nuclear bombs, atom bombs ctc..)
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∙ 15y agoThe most serious pollution is around the plant at Chernobyl in Ukraine, from the disaster of 1986.
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∙ 12y agoit is nuclear waste and contaminates all around the source however it can be stopped by lead.
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What is thermal pollution a byproduct of?
Thermal pollution is a byproduct of the production of nuclear energy.Thermal pollution is a byproduct of the production of heat. A foundry, for example, produces much thermal pollution in the process of forging steel.
What is radiant pollution?
- dumping the atomic wastes in oceans and sea.- leakage of radioactive materials from nuclear reactors.
Which is more dangerous point pollution or nonpoint pollution?
Point pollution is when the pollution happens right there, where the factory chimneys are, where the oil pipe breaks, or the oil tanker crashes, or the nuclear power plant explodes. The pollution is at the point where it happened.Non-point pollution is when the pollution happened somewhere else. Fumes escape from cars on the highway. The oil tanker crashed up there, but the pollution ran across the roads and landscape and into the ditch and into the waterways and into the ocean. The pollution ends up at the non-point where it happened.You can't say which is more dangerous, because it depends what the pollution is. A nuclear accident is usually more dangerous at point because the radiation weakens as it moves further away from the source. Oil pollution is damaging at point, but is more dangerous if the oil gets into the waterways and oceans where it can do a lot of damage. Pollution from a coal-burning power station is huge and constant.
How can you prevent radiation pollution?
The easiest way is to paint the surfaces white or a highly reflective (e.g. silver) color.
Nuclear power plants can produce energy more cheaply and with less pollution them plants that use fossil fuels why are there not more nuclear power plants dad plants that burn fossil fuels?
The problem of disposing large amounts of nuclear waste is not resolved.
What is the definition of nuclear pollution?
nuclear pollution is the type of pollution caused due to the release of radioactive substances in the environment
What pollution is produced in nuclear power stations?
Air pollution
Does nuclear energy cause air pollution?
no nly thermal pollution
What causes lesser pollution - nuclear fission or fusion?
Nuclear fusion
What form of pollution is all high level nuclear radioactivity?
energy pollution
Does nuclear waste cause ocean pollution?
Nuclear waste pollution can cause people and animals to suffer and most likely die from its poisons
How does nuclear energy impact the environment?
Not much pollution unless there is a nuclear reaction.
What is thermal pollution a by product of?
nuclear energy
What is a form of pollution associated with nuclear power reactors?
There is smoke pollution from the reactor itself, in addition to the large trouble of disposing of the highly toxic nuclear waste.
Why is nuclear fusion clean?
... there is no air pollution if it is controlled.
What are the problems of nuclear power?
It can cause pollution to the planet .
Does nuclear power hurt the environmont?
No, nuclear power maintains environment non pollution as it does emit green house gases and do not contribute to global warming and environment pollution.
