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Spent nuclear fuel stays radioactive forever.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that spent nuclear fuel stays radioactive forever?

Unclear. Three sources indicate spent nuclear fuel remains hazardous for finite periods — half-lives up to about 24,000 years, alpha emission lasting millennia, and radioactivity that can return to naturally occurring levels after actinide separation — which partially contradicts the claim that it stays radioactive forever. None of the placed items fully settles the claim at the strength asserted.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 3 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 3
Spent nuclear fuel
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Spent nuclear fuel. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spent_nuclear_fuel

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Separation of actinides from spent nuclear fuel: A review.
2016
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J, V. (2016). Separation of actinides from spent nuclear fuel: A review.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.07.027

Long-term storage behaviour of spent nuclear fuel simulated by accelerated radiation damage with 238Pu-doped UO2
2018
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Long-term storage behaviour of spent nuclear fuel simulated by accelerated radiation damage with 238Pu-doped UO2. (2018). hal.science. https://hal.science/hal-01929654v1

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