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LOW INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WASTES [1 record]

Record 1 1996-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
OBS

... LLW [low-level waste] is defined as all the waste that is not classified as high-level waste (HLW), or uranium mine and mill tailings. According to the above definition LLW will also include intermediate level waste (ILW), i.e., waste that requires shielding but not cooling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Déchets nucléaires
CONT

Pour assurer la protection différée dans le cas des déchets de faibles et moyennes activités (FMA), on a choisi d'isoler les déchets de l'environnement dans un stockage de surface.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Desechos nucleares
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