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Plant to vitrify nuclear waste [1]

The waste immobilisation plant at IGCAR, Kalpakkam, will soon become operational Radioactive material that is vitrified will not leach and contaminate the ground water or soil The vitrified waste put into canisters is kept in an overpack and then kept in underground vaults

Publication Date: 
15/05/2008
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Groundwater Pollution [3], Radioactive Waste [4], Kalpakkam APS [5], Nuclear Wastes [6]
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kalpakkam-aps
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-wastes