The radioactive waste can be stored for decay and then safely released into the environment is N-16.
What are the types of decay?
Decays can be of three types: alpha, beta and gamma. Each of them corresponds to a different radioactive particle, which changes the nucleus of the emitting atom according to its characteristics.
Nitrogen 16 ( 16 N ) is the unstable isotope of nitrogen whose nucleus consists of 7 protons and 9 neutrons. Its period is 7.13 s.
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