low-level radioactive waste

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Noun1.low-level radioactive waste - (medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests)
medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
radioactive waste - useless radioactive materials that are left after some laboratory or commercial process is completed
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The North Carolina Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Authority should be submitting a license application for one of two proposed sites "before the end of the year." California, Texas and Nebraska also have filed for licenses, but litigation to block the sites is pending in all three states.
High-stakes radioactive roulette
That if they attempted to bring in any waste, any low-level radioactive waste, we are opposed to that, and asked them to contact us.
Radioactive waste from former Ohio military supplier headed to Michigan
The ruling by the Aomori District Court -- the first in Japan that addressed the safety of an underground nuclear facility -- concerned safety screening procedures conducted by the government for the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Center in the village of Rokkasho operated by Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd.
2ND LD: Citizens lose suit to rescind approval on nuclear waste plant
When low-level radioactive waste is disposed of, it is buried in cement after its radiation level is checked, according to Chubu Electric Power.
Low-level radioactive waste found leaking from barrels
The government argued in a lawsuit that Texas-based Waste Control Specialists is EnergySolutions' only competition when it comes to handling and storing the nation's low-level radioactive waste.
Utah review of radioactive waste plan to rev up in 2017
The plant sends low-level radioactive waste, such as rags, protective clothing and tools, intermittently to US Ecology.
Richland nuclear plant barred from shipping waste after incident
"This competition has allowed customers to extract better prices and to receive more innovative service in the (low-level radioactive waste) disposal industry," she said.
Lawsuit reopens issue of depleted uranium disposal in Utah
It was piloted by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Office (LLRWMO).
Nuclear waste site is at the heart of Canadian wildfires
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