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A prime environmental concern associated with nuclear power is the generation of radioactive wastes like used reactor fuel, uranium mill tailings, and other radioactive wastes. These substances can stay radioactive and threatful to human beings as they remain for thousands of years. These wastes are confined to unique regulations, which manage their transportation, handling, disposal, and storage to safeguard the health of human beings and the environment. The radioactive wastes are categorized as low-level and high-level wastes.