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... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > environmental science > consumption and waste > industrial/commercial consumption and waste > radioactive waste disposal
... > other subjects > natural sciences > Earth science > environmental science > consumption and waste > industrial/commercial consumption and waste > radioactive waste disposal
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > ideologies > libertarianism > libertarianism and policy > natural environment > environmental control > pollution control > waste disposal > radioactive waste disposal
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > natural environment > environmental control > pollution control > waste disposal > radioactive waste disposal
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > natural environment > environmental control > pollution control > waste disposal > radioactive waste disposal
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > sanitation > sanitary engineering > waste management > waste disposal > radioactive waste disposal
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > public health practice > communicable disease control > sanitation > sanitary engineering > waste management > waste disposal > radioactive waste disposal

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radioactive waste disposal  

Definition

  • Radioactive waste is the general term for a variety of hazardous by-products generated in both the military and civil nuclear industries. Both the volatility and longevity of most radioactive waste present a unique set of safety concerns for its handling and disposal. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Radioactive Waste Disposal]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GCWH74W8-9

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