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Fukushima

  • (Greg Webb, Wikimedia Commons)
    What Happens To Nuclear Waste?
    Walker Rhea
    Today, 440 nuclear reactors are operating in 30 countries worldwide. The energy generated by these plants provides 10 percent of the world’s electricity. But after we use nuclear fuel, what happens to the waste, and how do we handle it?