radioactive waste

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Further research has since uncovered that this part of the ocean had also served as a dumping ground for military munitions and radioactive waste.

From Los Angeles Times

Concerns over safety, cost, and what to do with radioactive waste had sapped enthusiasm for a technology once seen as a revolutionary source of abundant cheap energy.

From BBC

Critics have also expressed concern about radioactive waste nuclear reactors leave behind for future generations.

From BBC

However, critics say nuclear power is not risk-free and produces long-lasting radioactive waste.

From BBC

The reaction creates helium and not the long-lived radioactive waste of the fission process which is used in existing nuclear power stations.

From BBC