As specified in the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-240), radioactive waste not classified as high-level waste, spent nuclear fuel, or by-product material specified as uranium or thorium tailings and waste.
(LLW)— radioactive waste not classified as high-level radioactive waste, transuranic waste, spent nuclear fuel, or byproduct material described by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) in 10 CFR 61.
Radioactive waste not classified as high-level waste, TRU waste, or spent nuclear fuel, or the tailings or waste produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source material content. Test specimens of fissionable material irradiated for research and development only, and not for the production of power or plutonium, may be classified as LLW, provided the concentration of TRU elements is less than 100 mCi per gram.
Nuclear waste which contains a small amount of radioactive materials, the treatment of which requires only minor radiation protection measures.
radioactively contaminated industrial or research waste such as paper, rags, plastic bags, medical waste, and water-treatment residues. It is waste that does not meet the criteria for any of three other categories of radioactive waste: spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste; transuranic radioactive waste; or uranium mill tailings. Its categorization does not depend on the level of radioactivity it contains.
Radioactive waste not classified as high-level waste; the wastes (mostly salts) remaining after removal of the highly radioactive nuclides from the liquid high-level wastes for immobilization.
Waste that contains radioactivity and is not classified as high-level waste, transuranic waste, spent nuclear fuel or byproduct material as defined in Section 11e(2) of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended. Test specimens of fissionable material irradiated only for research and development and not for production of power or plutonium may be classified as low-level waste provided the concentration of transuranic activity is less than 100 nCi/g.
Any radioactive waste that is not spent fuel, high-level, or transuranic waste, and does not contain hazardous waste constituents.
Consists of industrial clothing, tools and equipment, which have become slightly contaminated by radioactivity. These wastes make up most of the nuclear power industry’s waste volume. These are stored at the reactor site or at dedicated waste management facilities.
Waste materials containing very low levels of radioactivity, requiring essentially no shielding or heat removal.
Radioactive waste that consists of contaminated industrial or research waste. Most low-level waste is short-lived and has low levels of radioactivity.