ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY MEASURES AND OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

Hayatu Abba Ibrahim                         

Department of Physics,

University of Maiduguri, P M B 1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria

Email: hayatuabbaibrahim5@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This study examined the safety measures and effective management of radioactive waste in an environment especially from radioactive waste from nuclear reactor, through theoretical review of some of the basic principle involved in waste management of radioactive material. Radioactive waste comprises a variety of materials requiring different type of management to protect human and their environment. They are normally classified as low – level, medium level and high-level waste according to the amount and types of radioactivity in them. The waste is both concentrated and then isolated, or it is dilute to acceptable level and then discharged to the environment. Delay and decay involve the storage of the waste and its radioactivity is allowed to decrease naturally through decay of the radioisotopes in it. This study is aim to enlighten the public on the way to manage radioactive waste in such a way which can safeguards human health and minimizes the impact to the environment nuclear plant is install.

Keyword: Types of Radioactive Waste, Treatment and methods of disposal, Environment and safety Measures