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Yes, and those plants release more becquerels of radioactive material into the environment when they reprocess fuel than would be released if the fuel elements
by philipkglass 7y ago
Yes, and those plants release more becquerels of radioactive material into the environment when they reprocess fuel than would be released if the fuel elements were left intact in dry storage. I'm not saying that reprocessing plants release a dangerous amount of radioactive material. I'm saying that reprocessing makes things worse if your top priority is to prevent releases of radioactive materials into the environment. It also makes things worse if your top priority is to make nuclear-generated electricity affordable.