A Nuclear Waste Primer |
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accidents activities agency alpha atomic beta cancer canisters cell citizens commercial nuclear commercial reactor contaminated damage decommissioning Department of Energy disposal of HLW disposal sites DOE's environmental ERDA federal government fission products geologic formation groundwater half-life Hanford hazard high-level waste HLW repositories HLW/spent fuel Idaho Falls isotopes levels LLW disposal military million mrem neutrons NRC's nuclear fuel cycle nuclear power plants nuclear reactor Nuclear Regulatory Commission nuclear waste management officials operation participation particles percent permanent disposal permanent repositories pools problem proposal radiation dose radioactive decay radioactive materials radioactive wastes radioisotopes release rems reprocessing plants require responsibility risk salt formations Savannah River solidified spent fuel spent fuel rods standards storage stored technical transport transuranic elements TRU wastes types U.S. Department U.S. Nuclear Regulatory uranium mill tailings Washington waste disposal waste management program waste repositories West Valley WIPP