International Journal of Engineering, Science and Mathematics
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 3

Nuclear hazards: A threat for humanity

  • Author:
  • Akshit Joon
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 42 to 46

Assistant Proffessor in Department of Physics, D.A.V. P.G. College, Karnal

Online published on 16 September, 2023.

Abstract

Nuclear power plants create plenty of hazardous waste within the sort of radioactive wastes like uranium tailings, spent reactor fuel and other such radioactive materials, these wastes can remain radioactive for thousands of years and pose dangers to human health. There are always concerns related to transportation, storage and disposal of nuclear wastes and even nuclear fuels nuclear disasters are capable of manufacturing large damages to human health and also the environment. The radiation release related to nuclear disaster causes significant acute and chronic problems within the immediate environment also as over a large geographical area over longer periods of your time.

Keywords

Environment, Hazards, Nuclear, Power plant, Radioactive