High-Level Radioactive Waste (HLRW)
Waste generated in core fuel of a nuclear reactor, found at nuclear reactors or by nuclear fuel reprocessing; is a serious threat to anyone who comes near the waste without shielding.
High-Level Nuclear Waste Facility
Plant designed to handle disposal of used nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, and plutonium waste.
High-Level Radioactive Waste (HLRW) ...
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Waste generated in the fuel cells of a nuclear reactor. It is typically stored at reactor sites and nuclear fuel reprocessing plants.
Department of Energy's proposed storage and disposal site for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Learn more about the Yucca Mountain project and specific standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Irritant - A substance that can cause irritation of the skin, eyes, or respiratory system. Effects may be acute from a single high-level exposure, or chronic from repeated low-level exposures to such compounds as chlorine, nitrogen dioxide, ...
They contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs and PNAs) and so high-level, short-term exposures may cause skin ulcerations. Creosotes are listed as cancer-causing agents under Proposition 65.
low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) Wastes less hazardous than most of those associated with nuclear reactor; generated by hospitals, research laboratories, and certain industries. See high-level radioactive wastes.
Effects may be acute from a single high-level exposure, or chronic from repeated low-level exposures. Back to top ^
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Kilowatt-hours (kWH) - used to measure electricity and natural gas usage.
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