Examples of use of radioactive waste
1. Footnotes Stockpile Britain has produced radioactive waste since the 40s.
2. This should form a vital part of the long–term management of radioactive waste as the process moves to selecting sites and beyond." Professor Gordon MacKerron, chairman of the committee on radioactive waste management, said: "The UK has been creating radioactive waste for 50 years without any clear idea of what to do with it.
3. Politicians, environmentalists and business still can‘t decide how to dispose of radioactive waste.
4. Radioactive waste is first enclosed in tough containers, with the repository‘s surrounding rock preventing radioactive leakage.
5. If not disposed of properly, radioactive waste can pose a serious threat to people nearby.