Youre a geologist assessing underground sites for nuclear waste storage. A recent ruling

Chapter 38, Problem 55

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Youre a geologist assessing underground sites for nuclear waste storage. A recent ruling by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suggests that waste-storage facilities should be designed for a million years of radiation protection. Youre asked for the fraction of plutonium-239 initially in nuclear waste that would remain after that time. Your answer?

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