Nuclear Power? What is it? How can we be harmed by it? What does it look like? What is half-life?

Question

Nuclear Power? What is it? How can we be harmed by it? What does it look like? What is half-life?

Answer 1

half life period of a radioactive element is the time taken for half number of the atoms to disintegrate.nuclear power produces large amount of radioactive by products.these waste are classified as- high level waste includes the fragments into which uranium nuclie spilt such as ceasium-13,barium-140.long term plans include converting some waste in glassy,ceramic material that can be stored underground without-in theory-risk of contaminating water supplies.so my opinion is it is harmful