Nuclear Waste:Low level

And

High Level

Low Level Waste Is Any Slightly Radioactive Trash

Biomedical Research Uses Radioactive Materials

Gene Mapping Uses Radioactive Materials

FDA Drug Testing Uses Radioactive Materials

Consumer Products Use Radioactive Materials

• Smoke Detectors use Radioactive Americium-241– Alpha emitter - Half life = 432 years!

Applying Nonstick Coating to Pans Requires Radiation

Nuclear Power Plants Need Radioactive Materials

Low Level Waste Is Separated and Disposed of Safely

Trash Is Sorted—Green Is Clean

Low-Level Waste Is Packaged for Disposal

Low-Level Waste Is Shipped In Specially Designed Containers

Incinerators Dispose of Some Low-Level Waste

Low-Level Waste Is Compacted to 25% Original Volume

Large Components Are Moved by Train

Large Components Are Moved by Barge

Large Components at the Site Are Staged for Disposal

Barnwell Disposal Site in S.C.

Congress Is Preparing for New Future Disposal Sites

U.S. Low-Level Waste Disposal Compacts

Future Disposal Sites Will Use Technology to Maximize Safety

Our Families Depend on the Benefits of Radioactive Materials

High Level Radioactive Waste

Fuel Rods Filled With Pellets Are Grouped Into Fuel Assemblies

Fuel Assemblies Cool Temporarily in Used Fuel Pools

52 Plants Will Run Out of Used Fuel Storage by 2005

=Nuclear Power Plants

=Plants that will run out

of storage by 2005

Temporary Dry Storage On Site

Transportation Containers Are Strong and Safe

Transportation Casks Have Been Tested

Container Loaded on a Truck…

… And Crashed at 80 MPH into a Concrete Wall

Container Broadsided by Locomotive Traveling at 80 MPH

Containers Survived Incineration Tests

Containers Passed Every Test

Yucca Mountain Being Considered As Disposal Site

Seven Miles of Tunnels Built in Yucca Mountain

President Recommends Yucca Mountain