low-level waste

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• Low level waste — (LLW) is a term used to describe nuclear waste that does not fit into the categorical definitions for high level waste (HLW), spent nuclear fuel (SNF), transuranic waste (TRU), or certain byproduct materials known as 11e(2) wastes, such as… …   Wikipedia

• low level waste — noun (nuclear eng) Radioactive waste which, because of its low activity, does not require shielding during normal handling or transport • • • Main Entry: ↑low …   Useful english dictionary

• Low Level Waste Repository — (LLW Repository Ltd) is the UK s Low Level (Radioactive) Waste Repository located on the West Cumbrian coast approximately six km south east of the Sellafield nuclear site at Drigg village.In early 2008 Cumbria County Council granted permission… …   Wikipedia

• low level waste — noun radioactive waste in which there are low levels of radioactivity per mass or volume. Abbrev.: LLW Compare high level waste …  

• low-level — UK US adjective ► WORKPLACE used to describe someone who does not have an important job or much influence in an organization: »He was a low level employee with no knowledge of the big decisions. ► ENVIRONMENT low level waste is not very dangerous …   Financial and business terms

• very low level waste — noun radioactive waste with very low levels of radioactivity, as lightly contaminated soil, metal, paper, plastic, etc., from a nuclear power station …  

• High level waste — (HLW) is a type of nuclear waste that arises from the use of uranium fuel in a nuclear reactor and nuclear weapons processing. It contains the fission products and transuranic elements generated in the reactor core. HLW accounts for over 95% of… …   Wikipedia

• intermediate level waste — noun Nuclear waste which does not require continuous cooling, as high level waste does, but does require shielding during storage and transport, unlike low level waste • • • Main Entry: ↑intermediate …   Useful english dictionary

• intermediate level waste — noun radioactive waste which does not have the level of heat generation associated with high level waste but which is more dangerously radioactive than low level waste; typically materials which have been irradiated in a nuclear reactor. Abbrev …  

• high level waste — noun radioactive waste from spent reactor fuel, which contains the fission products and transuranic elements generated in the reactor core; the most dangerous form of radioactive waste. Abbrev.: HLW Compare low level waste …  

• low-level — adjective Date: 1881 1. occurring, done, or placed at a low level 2. being of low importance or rank 3. being or relating to nuclear waste containing low concentrations of radioactive components …   New Collegiate Dictionary