Nuclear Waste Radioactivity Mostly Disappears After 40 Years: Advocacy Group

‘Within 500 years, you could hold a spent fuel bundle in your hands without risk to your health,’ said Canadians for Nuclear Energy President Chris Keefer.

A general view of the Mochovce nuclear power plant in Mochovce, Slovakia, on Nov. 6, 2023. Janos Kummer/Getty Images

The president of a Canadian nuclear advocacy group has addressed concerns about nuclear waste, saying the radioactivity mostly disappears after 40 years.

Australia is now considering taking up nuclear power after the federal opposition said it would adopt the policy if it wins the election next year.