How should the spent fuel of a nuclear reactor be disposed?

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Low-level radioactive waste, such as contaminated gloves can be disposed of in landfill sites. Higher level waste, which may be dangerously radioactive is more difficult to dispose of. It can be reprocessed to extract nuclear fuel or encased in glass and left deep underground.

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