high-level waste

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high-level waste

(Engineering / General Engineering) radioactive waste material, such as spent nuclear fuel initially having a high activity and thus needing constant cooling for several decades by its producers before it can be reprocessed or treated Compare intermediate-level waste, low-level waste

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intermediate-level waste

low-level waste

as a geologic repository for the nation's high-level waste and spent nuclear fuel, but it is not expected to be opened until 2020.

Nuclear renaissance? Many are looking at nuclear energy as a solution ... by Savage, Melissa / State Legislatures

Another special facility proposed for high-level waste is Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

Nuclear waste transportation: case studies of identifying stakeholder ... by Faustman, Elaine M. / Environmental Health Perspectives

Low-level radioactive waste is a catchall term for all radioactive waste not considered high-level waste.

All mixed up about mixed waste by Leonard, Rebecca / Environmental Law

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