Nuclear waste materials can be classified in different categories depending with their level of contamination. From high to low level contamination, different materials and items that have been exposed to nuclear radiation. The low level nuclear waste can be termed as any item that has been used when handling nuclear radiation such as protective clothing while middle and high level contamination includes nuclear fuels and residues or remains after processing of radioactive natural ores or uranium extracts. All these put together is nuclear waste and needs to be handled with care during disposal or they will have devastating effects on the environment.
The federal government has set up an agency to regulate the disposal of radioactive materials. Their work is to ensure that all materials are disposed well or incinerated to avoid exposure to the environment. they come up with regulations and laws to govern the
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It is reacted with a low level uranium oxide to produce more fuel. Currently fabrication plants in Europe have produced over 5 tons of new fuel by recycling plutonium waste materials. The reused nuclear waste ends up producing high level nuclear waste. This method of recycling helps reduce the nuclear waste produced by about 30 percent. These methods are both economical and effective in helping reduce nuclear waste and it also adds in energy production thus creating an economical front for the country. In total countries such as the UK, Russia and Belgium are producing more than 1000 tons annually and they have been running the plants for the last 3 decades. However, once the waste has been reprocessed it cannot be recycled again. Thus now it has to be disposed and a good system of nuclear waste management is need for the USA. Countries such as Japan and Russia have been taking this reprocessed nuclear waste and used it as fresh fuel for other industrial