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2. Low-level radioactive waste policy of the United States

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   To relieve this problem and at the same time to accelerate action, Congress passed the Low Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (P.L. 99-240). The Low Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act (LLRWPAA) extended the operation of the three existing disposal sites to December 31, 1992.

3. Long-term nuclear waste warning messages - Wikipedia

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   Conceptual designs for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant included an "Information Center" at the geometric center of the site. [4] The building would be an open structure of solid granite or concrete, measuring 40 by 32 by 10 feet (12.2 m × 9.8 m × 3.0 m), and contain Level IV messages.

4. Radioactive waste - Wikipedia

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   Radioactive waste is a type of hazardous waste that contains radioactive material. It is a result of many activities, including nuclear medicine , nuclear research , nuclear power generation, nuclear decommissioning , rare-earth mining, and nuclear weapons reprocessing. [ 1 ]

5. HAZMAT Class 7 Radioactive substances - Wikipedia

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   Radioactive label on containers aboard a US Navy ship. Any quantity of packages bearing the RADIOACTIVE YELLOW III label (LSA-III). Some radioactive materials in "exclusive use" with low specific activity radioactive materials will not bear the label, however, the RADIOACTIVE placard is required.

6. Low-level waste - Wikipedia

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   Waste is divided into three classes, A through C, where A is the least radioactive and C is the most radioactive. Class A LLW is able to be deposited near the surface, whereas Classes B and C LLW have to be buried progressively deeper. In 10 C.F.R. § 20.2002, the NRC reserves the right to grant a free release of radioactive waste.

7. Category:Radioactive waste - Wikipedia

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   Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata item; ... Pages in category "Radioactive waste"

8. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board was established in the 1987 Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (NWPAA) (P.L. 100–203) to "...evaluate the technical and scientific validity of activities [related to managing and disposing of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste] undertaken by the Secretary [of Energy], including

9. Nuclear Waste Policy Act - Wikipedia

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   Generators and owners of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste were required to pay the costs of disposal of such radioactive materials. The waste program, which was expected to cost billions of dollars, would be funded through a fee paid by electric utilities on nuclear-generated electricity. An Office of Civilian Radioactive ...