radioactive waste handling

См. также в других словарях:

• Radioactive waste — 2007 ISO radioactivity danger logo, designed in part for long term radioactive waste depositories which might survive into a far future time in which all knowledge of the meaning of present common radiation danger symbols and signs has been lost… …   Wikipedia

• Waste management — is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics.… …   Wikipedia

• Waste pond — A waste pond or chemical pond is a small impounded water body used for the disposal of water pollutants, and sometimes utilized as a method of recycling or decomposing toxic substances. Such waste ponds may be used for regular disposal of… …   Wikipedia

• Hazardous waste in the United States — Under United States environmental policy, a hazardous waste is a waste (usually a solid waste) that has the potential to:*cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating… …   Wikipedia

• Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository — Yucca Mountain The proposed design …   Wikipedia

• 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

• 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

• Chemical waste — is a waste that is made from harmful chemicals (mostly produced by large factories). Chemical waste may fall under regulations such as COSHH in the United Kingdom, or the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act in the United… …   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

• Construction waste — Polyurethane insulator material marked for removal of the construction site (of a residential building). This material is quite wasteful and alternatives as compressed straw could be better used instead. Construction waste consists of unwanted… …   Wikipedia

• Demolition waste — is waste debris from destruction of a building. The debris varies from insulation, electrical wiring, rebar, wood, concrete, and bricks. It also may contain lead, asbestos or different hazardous materials …   Wikipedia