radioactive-waste disposal

radioactive-waste disposal

[¦rād·ē·ō′ak·tiv ¦wāst di′spō·zəl] (nucleonics) The disposal of waste radioactive materials and of equipment contaminated by radiation; the two basic disposal methods are concentration for burial underground or in the sea, and dilution for controlled dispersion; reprocessing of reactor fuel is a major source of radioactive waste.