low-level radioactive waste

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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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radioactive waste			A former policy wonk at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Romano helped craft legislation spurring states to use regional facilities to dispose of low-level radioactive waste. AMERICAN ECOLOGY IS CLEANING UP by Christopher Palmeri / BusinessWeek Gray Davis vetoed a bill Monday that would have banned the dumping of low-level radioactive waste at urban landfills. LANDFILL MEASURE VETOED NUCLEAR-WASTE BAN TOSSED OUT BY DAVIS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) The former executive director of the New Jersey Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility Siting Board tells an excellent story detailing his state's unsuccessful attempt to find a volunteer host community for a site. Waste is a Terrible Thing to Mind: Risk, Radiation and Distrust of ... by Runyon, Cheryl / State Legislatures			low-class low-context low-cost low-cut low-density low-density lipoprotein low-density polyethylene low-down low-emission low-end low-fat low-fat diet low-fat milk low-fi low-flying low-grade low-growing low-heeled low-income low-interest low-key low-keyed low-level low-level formatting low-level language low-level radioactive waste low-level waste low-life Low-lived low-loader low-lying low-minded Low-mindedness low-necked low-paid low-pass filter low-pitched low-polluting low-powered low-pressure Low-pressure steam engine low-priced low-profile low-ranking low-rent low-res low-resolution low-rise low-risk low-salt diet low-set			Low-level format low-level formatting low-level formatting Low-Level Image Processing Low-Level Injection low-level interface Low-Level Intrusion Low-Level Ionizing Radiation Low-level language Low-level language Low-level language Low-level language Low-Level Language Application Programming Interface Low-Level Laser Irradiation Low-Level Laser Radiation Low-level Laser-Guided Bomb Low-Level Light Low-Level Logic low-level logic circuit Low-level mesocyclone low-level military flight training Low-Level Modeling low-level modulation Low-Level Neutron Monitor Low-level programming language Low-level programming language Low-level programming language Low-level programming language Low-Level Qualifier Low-Level Radioactive Samples low-level radioactive waste Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act Low-Level Rapid Response Low-Level Recognition Processor Low-Level Signalling Unit Low-Level Solid Low-Level Solid Waste Certification Plan low-level source operation Low-Level Terminal Low-Level Treadmill Tests Low-Level Utility Low-level waste Low-level waste Low-Level Waste Burial Ground Low-Level Waste Disposal Development Demonstration Low-Level Waste Disposal Facilities Low-Level Waste Management Program Low-Level Waste Policy Act Low-Level Waste Policy Amendment Act 1984 Low-Level Waste Processing and Shipping System Low-Level Waste Storage/Disposal Record Low-Level Waste Treatment Facility low-life low-lifer

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