The radioactive by- products formed by fission and other nuclear processes in a reactor. Most nuclear waste is initially contained spent fuel. If this material is reprocessed, new categories of waste result.
Nuclear waste refers to the entire array of radioactive materials created by all aspects of nuclear technology. The most widely known wastes are those produced by the civilian nuclear industry and the nuclear weapons program. Other sources of nuclear waste include radioactive materials produced for medical, research, and industrial applications, and the contaminated sections of dismantled nuclear facilities.
radioactive active waste resulting from the byproducts of nuclear reactions.
A synonym for radioactive waste.
Waste products resulting from nuclear fission
(also Radioactive waste) Any waste that results from using radioactive materials for purposes that include electricity production by nuclear power plants, defense activities and nuclear weapons manufacture, medical treatment, nuclear research, industrial processes, and mining and milling of uranium ore.
The waste left when nuclear processes are completed. Some kinds of waste will remain radioactive for tens of thousands of years.
any radioactive material that is not useable and must be disposed of.
Radioactive products of the nuclear fuel system: irradiated fuel (bundles) and reactor wastes which have been accumulated in filters, or other devices and materials associated with operating and maintenance activities.