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nuclear waste
nuclear waste n (Nuclear Physics) another name for radioactive waste nuclear wasteRadioactive waste produced by the nuclear industry. Safe long-term disposal of this waste presents major problems.Translations
nuclear waste
nuclear waste: see radioactive wasteradioactive waste,
material containing the unusable radioactive byproducts of the scientific, military, and industrial applications of nuclear energy. Since its radioactivity presents a serious health hazard (see radiation sickness), disposing of such material is a great problem.
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A specific form of radioactive waste—spent fuel from a nuclear reactor—e.g., a power plant—the most dangerous product of which is plutonium, which (1) Can be used as a core material for producing atomic bombs and (2) Requires disposal in a ‘safe place’nuclear wasteAny radioactive material produced as an unwanted byproduct of the extraction, conversion, enrichment, fabrication, or use of radionuclides in nuclear reactors.See also: wasteLegalSeeWasteFinancialSeewasteAcronymsSeenew wave |