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A little wonder, every day

Recycling uranium and plutonium does not eliminate radioactive waste

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Reprocessing recovers some material but leaves waste.

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Reprocessing spent nuclear fuel can separate uranium and plutonium for possible reuse. But fission products and other radioactive materials remain and must be conditioned, safely stored and disposed of. Reprocessing changes the composition and volume of waste; it does not make it disappear.