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low-level waste

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noun

  1. waste material contaminated by traces of radioactivity that can be disposed of in steel drums in concrete-lined trenches but not (since 1983) in the sea Compare high-level waste intermediate-level waste

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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

After an investigation, Los Alamos voluntarily suspended its shipment of low-level waste to Nevada.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 27, 2017

The leaks of low-level waste didn’t endanger anybody, an attorney for the company emphasized during a public conference with U.S.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2017

For 95 reactors in 29 states, Mr. Baltzer’s company is the only place that will take some categories of low-level waste.

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2014

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