101. One he mentioned was the massive job of cleaning up radioactive waste remaining from weapons production. 102. One newsman asked Bush to comment on the wisdom of a new law allowing Vermont and Maine to ship low-level radioactive waste to West Texas. 103. Proponents say an economical nuclear fusion power plant would produce much less radioactive waste than a nuclear fission plant, and the waste would be much less dangerous. 104. Radioactive waste is slowly seeping into the surrounding water and air. 105. Researchers are also designing water jet equipment for the Department of Energy to remove radioactive waste from leaky containers so it can be treated and stored more safely. 106. She prodded the U.S. Department of Energy to agree on a major acceleration of its cleanup of high-level radioactive waste at the Hanford Reservation. 107. Some of the plutonium reserves will be used to fuel nuclear reactors, and other parts will be mixed with radioactive nuclear waste and stored in repositories. 108. Soon, rumors swirled in the Russian news media about large injections of radioactive wastes beneath the earth. 109. Some people here never liked the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, worrying about accidents and radioactive waste. 110. Some facilities store radioactive waste in less-secure areas. |
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