low-level waste
Britishnoun
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Operators of fusion plants will need to handle small amounts of tritium—a short-lived radioactive isotope of hydrogen—and safely dispose of low-level waste consisting of reactor parts made radioactive by fusion reactions.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 19, 2023
“You could have a situation where you have low-level waste, a release of radioactive material. What we have to ensure is that these things don’t happen.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2022
If it weren’t for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, many containers of low-level waste would be sitting outside, exposed to the weather and susceptible to natural disasters, said J.R.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2019
After an investigation, Los Alamos voluntarily suspended its shipment of low-level waste to Nevada.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 27, 2017
Some of them have been buried at the repository, in rooms that are now being sealed, and others are in reinforced temporary storage at a site intended for low-level waste, nearby in Andrews, Tex.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2014
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