high-level waste
Britishnoun
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An analysis released in early 2023 on options for preparing high-level waste for treatment rated an option the highest that would not use the massive, partially built Pretreatment Facility if smaller facilities were built.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
Reclassifying some of the high-level waste under the new interpretation means it can legally be sent to commercial facilities for storing waste deemed less radioactive.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
A recent Royal Commission report argues that South Australia could profit by storing high-level waste from nuclear reactors overseas, buried deep underground at a location still to be chosen.
From Reuters ● Aug. 17, 2016
New Mexico, in agreeing to WIPP, required that Congress enshrine in law a promise that the feds would not send high-level waste into the state.
From Forbes ● Jan. 25, 2012
“Apparently, the N.R.C.’s senior leadership is ineffective in upholding the integrity of this agency,” said Aby Mohseni, acting director of the commission’s division for high-level waste repository safety.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2011
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