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PRONUNCIATION OF INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL WASTE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL WASTE

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Intermediate-Level waste is a noun.
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WHAT DOES INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL WASTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Radioactive waste

Radioactive wastes are wastes that contain radioactive material. Radioactive wastes are usually by-products of nuclear power generation and other applications of nuclear fission or nuclear technology, such as research and medicine. Radioactive waste is hazardous to most forms of life and the environment, and is regulated by government agencies in order to protect human health and the environment. Radioactivity naturally decays over time, so radioactive waste has to be isolated and confined in appropriate disposal facilities for a sufficient period of time until it no longer poses a hazard. The period of time waste must be stored depends on the type of waste and radioactive isotopes. It can range from a few days for very short-lived isotopes to millions of years for spent nuclear fuel. Current major approaches to managing radioactive waste have been segregation and storage for short-lived waste, near-surface disposal for low and some intermediate level waste, and deep burial or partitioning / transmutation for the high-level waste.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL WASTE

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intermediately
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WORDS THAT END LIKE INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL WASTE

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hazardous waste
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low-level waste
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toxic waste
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Synonyms and antonyms of intermediate-level waste in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «intermediate-level waste» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL WASTE

Find out the translation of intermediate-level waste to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of intermediate-level waste from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «intermediate-level waste» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中级废料
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desechos de actividad intermedia
570 millions of speakers

English

intermediate-level waste
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मध्यवर्ती स्तर अपशिष्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النفايات ذات المستوى المتوسط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

среднеактивных отходов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

resíduos de nível intermediário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মধ্যম স্তরের বর্জ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les déchets de niveau intermédiaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sampah peringkat pertengahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mittelaktive Abfälle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中間レベル廃棄物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중간 레벨 폐기물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sampah tingkat menengah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chất thải trung cấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடைநிலை நிலை கழிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दरम्यानचे-स्तर कचरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Orta seviye atık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rifiuti di livello intermedio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpadów na poziomie pośrednim
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

середньоактивних відходів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deșeuri de nivel intermediar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απόβλητα μεσαίου επιπέδου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

intermediêre - vlak afval
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

medelaktivt avfall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

middels nivå avfall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of intermediate-level waste

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL WASTE»

The term «intermediate-level waste» is regularly used and occupies the 63.246 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL WASTE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about intermediate-level waste

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL WASTE»

Discover the use of intermediate-level waste in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to intermediate-level waste and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How it Works: Science and Technology
Much of the intermediate-level waste is produced by the irradiation of reactor components and includes the remains of fuel element cladding materials, together with exchange resins used in fuel processing and contaminated equipment.
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2003
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Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control
Although some authorities still consider this method of disposal to be the best practicable environmental option for these categories of waste it is no longer practised and intermediate level waste produced in the UK is now stored on land,  ...
Roy M. Harrison, 2001
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Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Approaches Used by ...
For the most part, these countries do not have a disposal option for higher-activity LLRW, although Norway indicated that it had disposal and interim storage options for the long- lived, intermediate-level waste. Figure 6 provides a summary of ...
Gene Aloise, 2007
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Rock Mechanics with Emphasis on Stress
Countries, which aim to establish a repository for high level waste in a deep geologic formation, can use it for long-lived intermediate level waste as well. Countries, which don't have nuclear power plants and therefore don't have high level ...
Fritz Rummel, 2005
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GCSE in Applied Science for OCR
Most of the waste is low level waste. Some liquid waste is safely piped into the sea and some solid waste is burned. The rest is sorted, compressed and stored in containers at a special waste site. • Most intermediate level waste comes from  ...
‎2003
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Nuclear Renaissance: Technologies and Policies for the ...
The processes of collection, packaging, compression and disposal at Drigg are operating smoothly, even though the capacity of the Drigg facility is limited. I.4.2.3 Intermediate level waste (ILW) Internationally, the term intermediate level waste ...
William J. Nuttall, 2004
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Managing Nuclear Safety and Waste: The Role of the EU; 37th ...
Intermediate level waste — Mainly metals and graphite but also sludge from storage ponds and other contaminated liquids. Intermediate level waste mainly arises from the dismantling and reprocessing of spent fuel and from the general ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee, 2006
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Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste: ...
These can be broadly divided into: (a) Low- and intermediate-level waste: Two low-level radioactive waste management options are currently used in South Africa: i. Above-ground disposal in engineered facilities for the bulk of the mining  ...
Ferenc L. Toth, 2011
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Low-Level Radioactive Waste Regulation-Science, Politics and ...
The Swiss, as part of Project Gewahr, have chosen, for the present, to put the low -level waste together with the intermediate-level waste in a marl formation 750 to 1,300 m below ground. (They have reserved the right to construct, later, a facility  ...
Michael Burns, 1987
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Environmental Geotechnics
R. W. Sarsby. 18.2.1. Intermediate level waste Between 3000 and 5000m" of ILW is produced in Britain each year. This waste consists of solid and liquid materials from nuclear power stations, the radioisotopes industry, fuel reprocessing and ...
R. W. Sarsby, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL WASTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term intermediate-level waste is used in the context of the following news items.
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New report provides insight into nuclear waste
The report estimates that there is about 1,100 cubic metres (m³) of high-level waste (HLW) in the UK, 290,000m³ of intermediate-level waste ... «Resource Magazine, Jul 15»
2
At least one nuke power station for KZN - KwaZulu-Natal | IOL News
... is currently stored at Koeberg, while low- and intermediate-level waste is buried in drums at Vaalputs in Namaqualand, in trenches 7m deep. «Independent Online, Jul 15»
3
First waste disposal at Korean repository
Intermediate-level waste contains, for example, resins, chemical sludges and metal fuel claddings which have higher levels of radioactivity and ... «World Nuclear News, Jul 15»
4
In a tunnel, Swiss research nuclear waste burial
“We are planning to construct two disposal facilities, one for spent fuel and high-level waste, and one for low- and intermediate-level waste.” «Korea JoongAng Daily, Jul 15»
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Government in a bind over where to store spent nuclear fuel
... and it previously took 19 years to select sites for the disposal of less dangerous intermediate-level waste (ILW) and low-level waste (LLW). «The Hankyoreh, Jun 15»
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German reprocessing waste storage plan proposed
... interim storage facility at the Philippsburg nuclear power plant for storing vitrified intermediate-level waste from reprocessing at La Hague. «World Nuclear News, Jun 15»
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Second contract for Sellafield waste storage boxes
The three-meter-cubed boxes will be used to store safely and securely historic intermediate-level waste (ILW) to be retrieved from the Pile Fuel ... «World Nuclear News, May 15»
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Panel Says Canada Should Bury Nuclear Waste Near Lake Huron
But if you're confused by the moniker intermediate-level waste (ILW), you're not alone. These nuclear waste types are not the high-level ones, ... «Forbes, May 15»
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Commission calls for tighter monitoring of German waste
Guidelines on the processing and storage of low- and intermediate-level waste (LLW/ILW) in Germany are being implemented inconsistently, ... «World Nuclear News, May 15»
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Canadian nuclear waste site is one step closer to reality
The low-level nuclear waste should decay to safe levels within 300 years, while some of the intermediate-level waste — accounting for about ... «C&G Newspapers, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Intermediate-Level waste [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/intermediate-level-waste>. May 2024 ».
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