radioactive waste
91Commercial waste — consists of waste from premises used wholly or mainly for the purposes of a trade or business or for the purpose of sport, recreation, education or entertainment but not including household; agricultural or industrial waste [1]. See also Business …
92Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority — Logo of the Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA) is a statutory Waste Disposal Authority that manages the municipal solid waste produced in Merseyside, England. MWDA was established in 1986 following the… …
93Controlled waste — a waste type composed of either domestic, commercial and/or industrial waste. They are regulated by governmental institutions or acts, because of their toxicity or imminent hazardous nature, either in themselves, obtained during biodegradation or …
94Stored Waste Examination Pilot Plant — The Stored Waste Examination Pilot Plant (SWEPP) is a facility at the Idaho National Laboratory for nondestructively examining containers of radioactive waste to determine if they meet criteria to be stored at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.… …
95Slaughterhouse waste — is a biodegradable waste with the following definition: Animal body parts cut off in the preparation of carcasses for use as food. This waste can come from several sources, including slaughterhouses, restaurants, stores and farms(source:OED).… …
96North West Region Waste Management Group — The North West Region Waste Management Group (NWRWMG) is the collection of local authorities in the northwest of Northern Ireland responsible for municipal waste management services.[1] The local authorities include: Ballymoney Borough Council… …
97Maralinga: Australia's Nuclear Waste Cover-up — Maralinga: Australia’s Nuclear Waste Cover up, is a book by Alan Parkinson about the clean up of the British atomic bomb test site at Maralinga in South Australia, published in 2007.[1] Parkinson, a nuclear engineer, explains that the clean up of …
98Toxic waste — is waste material, often in chemical form, that can cause death or injury to living creatures. It usually is the product of industry or commerce, but comes also from residential use, agriculture, the military, medical facilities, radioactive… …
99nuclear waste — noun Radioactive waste • • • Main Entry: ↑nuclear * * * ˌnuclear ˈwaste [nuclear waste] noun uncountable waste material which is ↑ …
100high level waste — noun radioactive waste from spent reactor fuel, which contains the fission products and transuranic elements generated in the reactor core; the most dangerous form of radioactive waste. Abbrev.: HLW Compare low level waste …
