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human
Does temperature have an effect on radioactivity?

e.g., would nuclear waste stored in, say, Antarctica be less dangerous (give off less radiation) than in a scorching desert? (Not that I'm trying to give anyone ideas ;) )
gpt
No, not really. There are certain decay modes which can be somewhat affected by external factors like temperature (within reason), but they're only the types of decays which directly involve the electron cloud.

So these would be electron capture and internal conversion, primarily. Other decay modes like alpha, beta, and gamma will not be affected.

So putting nuclear waste in Antarctica rather than a hot desert wouldn't have any meaningful effect on the level of radioactivity.