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2. Radioactive waste - Wikipedia

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   Management of radioactive waste and its safe and secure disposal is a necessary step in the lifecycle of all applications of nuclear science and technology (nuclear energy, research, industry, education, medical, and others). Radioactive waste is therefore generated in practically every country, the largest contribution coming from the nuclear ...

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

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   Radioactive waste is generated from the nuclear weapons program, commercial nuclear power, medical applications, and corporate and university-based research programs. [1] Some of the materials LLW consists of are: "gloves and other protective clothing, glass and plastic laboratory supplies, machine parts and tools, and disposable medical items ...

4. Biomedical waste - Wikipedia

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   The Bio-medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 and further amendments were passed for the regulation of bio-medical waste management. On 28 March 2016 Biomedical Waste Management Rules (BMW 2016) [15] were also notified by Central Govt. Each state's Pollution Control Board or Pollution control Committee will be responsible for ...

5. Work to finally start under disputed $45B contract for ...

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   The Department of Energy is going forward with a contract award valued at up to $45 billion to a BWXT-led company to manage the Hanford nuclear site tank farms that store radioactive waste and the ...

6. Goiânia accident - Wikipedia

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   A sealed source need only be picked up, placed in a lead container, and transported to the radioactive waste storage. In the recovery of lost sources, the IAEA recommends careful planning and using a crane or other device to place shielding (such as a pallet of bricks or a concrete block) near the source to protect recovery workers.

7. It's not just toxic chemicals. Radioactive waste was also ...

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   In a 1999 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency titled "Inventory of radioactive waste disposals at sea," a grainy map shows that at least 56,261 containers of radioactive waste were ...