A nuclear fuel rod is used for 3-6 years. After that, it’s taken out of the reactor and then continues to stay radioactive for hundreds of thousands of years...
  • acosmichippo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 个月前

    how much though? I was under the impression that the vast majority of US nuclear fuel is “once through” and the waste goes into long term storage.