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
There are even bigger stakes in dealing with the high-level waste.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
Energy Department and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, suggesting existing railways weren’t built to withstand the weight of the special casks that would be used to transport the high-level waste from sites around the country.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 22, 2019
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
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