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radioactive waste
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waste containing radioactive material and emitting ionizing radiation
AI overview
Radioactive waste is garbage that contains radioactive material and gives off ionizing radiation, which can damage living cells. It matters because this radiation can be harmful to human health and the environment, so radioactive waste needs to be handled and stored carefully.
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Research
6,679 papers- Radioactive waste: A review.Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation · 2020
- Radioactive waste management: review on clearance levels and acceptance criteria legislation, requirements and standards.Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine · 2013
- Radioactive waste and its disposal.British medical journal (Clinical research ed.) · 1984
- A critical review on radioactive waste management through biological techniques.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020
- Summary and analysis of Russian and international requirements for the safe management of very low level radioactive waste and production waste containing very low active radionuclides.Journal of radiological protection : official journal of the Society for Radiological Protection · 2021
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Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT) low-level radioactive waste barrels
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