Disposal of Low-Level and Mixed Low-Level Radioactive Waste During 1990, DOE-EH-0332P

Published by United States Department of Energy, Washington, DC, 1993

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Various paginations (approximately 130 pages). No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Low-level waste (LLW) is nuclear waste that does not fit into the categorical definitions for intermediate-level waste (ILW), high-level waste (HLW), spent nuclear fuel (SNF), transuranic waste (TRU), or certain byproduct materials known as 11e(2) wastes, such as uranium mill tailings. In essence, it is a definition by exclusion, and LLW is that category of radioactive wastes that do not fit into the other categories. If LLW is mixed with hazardous wastes, then it has a special status as mixed low-level waste (MLLW) and must satisfy treatment, storage, and disposal regulations both as LLW and as hazardous waste. While the bulk of LLW is not highly radioactive, the definition of LLW does not include references to its activity, and some LLW may be quite radioactive, as in the case of radioactive sources used in industry and medicine. The definition of low-level waste is set by the nuclear regulators of individual countries, though the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) provides recommendations. Some countries, such as France, specify categories for long-lived low-and intermediate-level waste. U.S. regulations do not define the category of intermediate-level waste. Presumed first edition/first printing thus.…

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Title
Disposal of Low-Level and Mixed Low-Level Radioactive Waste During 1990, DOE-EH-0332P
Author
United States. Department of Energy. Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, Office of Environmental Guidance
Publisher
United States Department of Energy, Washington, DC
Publication year
1993
Condition
Very good.
Binding
Wraps
Edition
1st Edition

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