Disposal of used nuclear fuel is a hot political topic
The thought of radioactive material being hauled over public highways alongside the family sedan or by rail past neighborhoods is at the heart of the safety debate.
Fresh fuel going to the plant is no more radioactive than the family dinner table, said Henriks Zeile, an emeritus member of the American Nuclear Society.
“However, used fuel is quite dangerous because it does have quite a bit of radiation associated with it – in fact, lots of radiation associated with it,” he said.
