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To get rid of the danger of radio-toxicity of the radioactive nuclear waste, there can be several methods including reposition underground or in the space. For sending to the space, even the concept of Lagrangian points is under serious consideration. But all such reposition possibilities are not energy effective solutions because the waste contains a big amount of fissionable material also along with the fertile material that can be used for energy production. As a solution and from the point of reutilization of a bigger part of the unspent nuclear fuel (UNF), its reprocessing and transmutation are the most attractive solutions. However, there will always be a requirement of a solution where reprocessing is not necessary.
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Verma, V.K., Katovsky, K. (2019). Transmutation of Spent Nuclear Fuel and Extension of a Fuel Cycle. In: Spent Nuclear Fuel and Accelerator-Driven Subcritical Systems. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7503-2_5
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