Disposal of radioactive waste materials and spent fuel is a major and important technology. How the waste radioactive material is disposed off? Solution Nonusable fission products are radioactive and take short/medium/long time for radioactive decay to reach safe level of radioactivity. Accordingly three methods of disposal are : (a) Zero or low radioactivity material is dispersed or stored without elaborate shielding. (b ) Medium radioactivity material is stored for short duration of about 5 years to allow decay of radioactivity..