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Nuclear power is characterised by the very large amount of energy produced from a very small amount of fuel and the amount of waste produced during this process is very small. Much of the waste produced is Radioactive and therefore must be carefully managed as hazardous material. All parts of nuclear fuel cycle produce some radioactive waste and the cost of managing and disposing of this is part of the electricity cost. Radioactive waste is not unique to the nuclear fuel cycle. Radioactive materials are used extensively in Medicine, Agriculture, Research, Manufacturing, Non - Destructive testing and Mineral Exploration. Unlike the other hazardous industrial materials, level of hazard of all radioactive waste -its Radioactivity - diminishes with time. Types of Radioactive Waste  - Radioactive waste includes any material that is either intrinsically radioactive or has been contaminated by radioactivity, and that is deemed to have no further use. Govt. policy dictates whether certain