18. What is plutonium
reprocessing? Why is it a big
environmental issue?

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Plutonium is the highly
chemical element produced from
by nuclear plants. Plutonium
be reprocessed to be again in
nuclear plants in other destinations,
like making of nuclear bombs.
reprocessing nowadays,
however, is only in some countries
France, Russia and Britain.
countries that have nuclear , like
Japan, Australia, etc., their atomic
waste by to those plutonium
reprocessing . Besides the
inherent risks the storage of nuclear
, plutonium reprocessing brings
the of the transport of
material across the oceans.
“nuclear ships” often travel the
coast of many posing danger
to their .