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I could draw Bloom County with my nose and pay my cleaning lady to write it, and I'd bet I wouldn't lose 10% of my papers over the next twenty years. Such is the nature of comic-strips. Once established, their half-life is usually more than nuclear waste.
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Meaning of "nuclear waste" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NUCLEAR WASTE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUCLEAR WASTE

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Nuclear waste is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NUCLEAR 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 NUCLEAR WASTE

nuclear option
nuclear physicist
nuclear physics
nuclear plant
nuclear power
nuclear power plant
nuclear power station
nuclear reaction
nuclear reactor
nuclear reprocessing plant
nuclear scientist
nuclear submarine
nuclear test
nuclear testing
nuclear threshold
nuclear transfer
nuclear umbrella
nuclear warhead
nuclear weapon
nuclear winter

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUCLEAR WASTE

caste
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cotton waste
forwaste
haste
hazardous waste
high-level waste
industrial waste
intermediate-level waste
kitchen waste
lay waste
low-level waste
out-waste
paste
radioactive waste
radwaste
taste
toothpaste
toxic waste
waste

Synonyms and antonyms of nuclear waste in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «nuclear waste» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NUCLEAR WASTE

Find out the translation of nuclear waste to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nuclear 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 «nuclear waste» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

核废料
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

los residuos nucleares
570 millions of speakers

English

nuclear waste
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परमाणु कचरे
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

النفايات النووية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ядерных отходов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

resíduos nucleares
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পারমাণবিক বোমা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déchets nucléaires
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Warhead nuklear
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Atommüll
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

核廃棄物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

핵 폐기물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Warhead nuklir
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

chất thải hạt nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அணு ஆயுதங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आण्विक वारहेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nükleer savaş başlığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scorie nucleari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpadów jądrowych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ядерних відходів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deșeuri nucleare
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πυρηνικών αποβλήτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kernafval
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kärnavfall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

atomavfall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nuclear waste

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUCLEAR WASTE»

The term «nuclear waste» is regularly used and occupies the 65.008 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUCLEAR WASTE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nuclear waste

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3 QUOTES WITH «NUCLEAR WASTE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nuclear waste.
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Berkeley Breathed
I could draw Bloom County with my nose and pay my cleaning lady to write it, and I'd bet I wouldn't lose 10% of my papers over the next twenty years. Such is the nature of comic-strips. Once established, their half-life is usually more than nuclear waste.
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Erik Paulsen
There is no question we need an energy policy overhaul in America. A key part of that overhaul must include moving forward aggressively with expanding nuclear energy as a renewable energy source. Storing nuclear waste is an important piece of that effort.
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Tom Udall
It's a national concern, I mean how we dispose of nuclear waste in a safe way, how we deal with this incredible amount of nuclear waste we have created over the years.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUCLEAR WASTE»

Discover the use of nuclear waste in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nuclear waste and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Introduction to Nuclear Waste Immobilisation
Drawing on the authors’ extensive experience in the processing and disposal of waste, An Introduction to Nuclear Waste Immobilisation, Second Edition examines the gamut of nuclear waste issues from the natural level of radionuclides in ...
M. I. Ojovan, William E. Lee, 2013
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Nuclear Waste Stalemate: Political and Scientific Controversies
This book examines the complex political, legal, and scientific issues relating to the disposal of nuclear waste, an issue that is gaining attention as demands for energy increase exponentially.
Robert Vandenbosch, Susanne E. Vandenbosch, 2007
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Radioactive Waste Management, Second Edition
This reviews sources of radioactive waste and introduces radioactive decay and radiation shielding calculations.
James Saling, 2001
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Nuclear Waste Management in Canada: Critical Issues, ...
And how and why did the public consultation process in Canadafail to address ethical and social issues? This timely collectiondefuses the uncertainty, ambiguity, and ignorance that surroundsdiscussions of nuclear energy.
Darrin Durant, Genevieve Fuji Johnson, 2010
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Uncertainty Underground: Yucca Mountain and the Nation's ...
Experts from science, industry, and government discuss the unresolved scientific and technical issues surrounding the Yucca Mountain site as a geologic repository for high-level nuclear waste.
Allison Macfarlane, Rodney C. Ewing, 2006
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Nuclear Waste: Uncertainties and Questions about Costs and ...
At its Hanford Site in Washington State, the Dept. of Energy (DoE) is responsible for one of the world¿s biggest cleanup projects: the treatment and disposal of about 56 million gallons of radioactive and hazardous waste, stored in 177 ...
Gene Aloise, 2010
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Nuclear Waste: Disposal Challenges and Lessons Learned from ...
Figures. This is a print on demand report.
Mark Gaffigan (au), 2011
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Nuclear Waste Disposal: Alternatives to Yucca Mountain
Contents: (1) Proposals for a New Direction; (2) Baseline: Current Waste Program Projections; (3) Options for Halting or Delaying Yucca Mountain: Withdraw License Application; Reduce Appropriations; Key Policy Appointments; Waste Program ...
Mark Holt, 2010
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Nuclear Waste: A Technological and Political Challenge
This book tries to explain the origin of the negative public perception of nuclear energy and introduces the most significant worldwide technical achievements in nuclear waste disposal.
Piero Risoluti, 2004
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Nuclear Waste Management: Key Attributes, Challenges, and ...
Key Attributes, Challenges, and Costs for the Yucca Mountain Repository and Two Potential Alternatives Mark Gaffigan. assume that there would be no transportation or consolidation of waste between the reactor sites. However, several ...
Mark Gaffigan, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUCLEAR WASTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nuclear waste is used in the context of the following news items.
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Federal judge wants deadlines in Hanford nuclear waste cleanup
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) - Specific requirements and deadlines are needed to hold the U.S. Department of Energy accountable in the cleanup ... «KOMO News, Jul 15»
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Russia receiving ship capable of lifting nuclear waste from Arctic …
Russia receiving ship capable of lifting nuclear waste from Arctic waters from Italy. A Russian group of nuclear technicians will in November ... «Bellona, Jul 15»
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Documentary searches for hope in nuclear waste
But Nuclear Hope is about the high-level waste managed by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, a federal agency created in 2002. «Great Lakes Echo, Jul 15»
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Llewellyn King: Obama again foils solution to nuclear waste
When the Obama administration came into power, one of its first actions was to end work on the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
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Schreiber Area Communities Recognised for Nuclear Waste
Pickering Nuclear, Nuclear Safety THUNDER BAY – The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced today that it will ... «Net Newsledger, Jul 15»
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Challenge to nuclear waste bunker near Lake Huron on hold until …
TORONTO -- A court challenge to the preliminary approval of a plan to bury dangerous nuclear waste near Lake Huron has been put on hold ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
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San Diego County wades into nuclear-waste dilemma
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is considering lobbying state and federal officials to move nuclear waste away from the site of the ... «The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jul 15»
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The plan to store nuclear waste at San Onofre
"We cannot go to sleep right now, and let them put this nuclear waste permanently in North County San Diego without a protest," said attorney ... «CBS 8 San Diego, Jul 15»
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US Ordered To Pay $20.6M In Entergy Nuclear Waste Suit
Law360, New York (July 20, 2015, 6:25 PM ET) -- A federal claims judge on Friday denied a motion from the U.S. government appealing the immediate payment ... «Law360, Jul 15»
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Unlikely solution potentially discovered to clean up nuclear waste
A research group from the Prokhorov General Physics Institute says they have discovered a method for turning radioactive substances into ... «Russia Beyond the Headlines, Jul 15»

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