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

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   In response to the complex disposal issue, Congress passed the Low Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-573), which established that each state was responsible for disposing LLRW generated within its boundaries. [5] Congress asserted that LLRW could be most safely and efficiently managed on a regional basis.

3. Mount Trashmore (Florida) - Wikipedia

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   Aerial photo of the mountain. Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park, colloquially known as Mount Trashmore, is a 225-foot high (69 m) landfill site located in an unincorporated area of northern Broward County, Florida, bordered by the cities of Pompano Beach, Coconut Creek, and Deerfield Beach, alongside the east side of Florida's Turnpike between mile markers 69 and 70.

4. Low-level waste - Wikipedia

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   Waste with specific activities above these thresholds are categorised as either Intermediate-level waste (ILW) or high-level waste (HLW) depending upon the heat output of the waste [2]. Very Low Level Waste (VLLW) is a sub-category of LLW. VLLW is LLW that is suitable disposal with regular household or industrial waste at specially permitted ...

5. A leaking radioactive mound led to a crisis in Florida. What ...

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   What to know about Piney Point, a former industrial site that threatened the health of Tampa Bay. A leaking radioactive mound led to a crisis in Florida. What’s next for the toxic site?

6. Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972

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   Public Law 97-424, enacted in 1983, placed a 2-year prohibition on ocean dumping of any low-level radioactive waste. Public Law 100-688 terminated the dumping of sewage sludge and waste from industrial companies (commencing with the 270th day after November 18, 1988) under certain conditions. [11]

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

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   800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ... may actually contain low-level radioactive waste. Records show that from the 1940s through the 1960s, it was not uncommon for local hospitals, labs ...

8. Ocean disposal of radioactive waste - Wikipedia

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   1983 Moratorium on low-level waste dumping; 1988 Assessing the Impact of Deep Sea Disposal of Low-level Radioactive Waste on Living Marine Resources. IAEA Technical Reports Series No. 288; 1990 Estimation of Radiation Risks at Low Dose. IAEA-TECDOC-557; 1993 Russia reported the dumping of high level nuclear waste including spent fuel by former ...

9. Category:Radioactive waste - Wikipedia

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   Naturally occurring radioactive material; New York v. United States; Non-Proliferation Trust; Nuclear decommissioning; Nuclear entombment; Nuclear flask; Nuclear fuel cycle; Nuclear Nebraska; Nuclear reprocessing; Nuclear Waste Management Organization (Canada) Nuclear Waste Policy Act; Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board