Nuclear Waste Disposal

Abstract

Nuclear waste (like radioactive waste) is waste that contains, or is contaminated with, radionuclides, at activity concentrations greater than clearance levels set by the regulators, beyond which no further use is foreseen. Disposal is the emplacement of waste in an appropriate facility without the intention to retrieve it.

Keywords

• nuclear waste
• radioactive waste
• nuclear waste management
• disposal
• disposal facility