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For 50 years, nuclear power stations have produced three products which only a lunatic could want: bomb-explosive plutonium, lethal radioactive waste and electricity so dear it has to be heavily subsidised. They leave to future generations the task, and most of the cost, of making safe sites that have been polluted half-way to eternity.
James Buchan

Meaning of "radioactive waste" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE

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Radioactive waste is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RADIOACTIVE 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.

Definition of radioactive waste in the English dictionary

The definition of radioactive waste in the dictionary is any waste material containing radionuclides Also called: nuclear waste.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RADIOACTIVE WASTE

radio-controlled
radio-opacity
radio-opaque
radioactivate
radioactivation
radioactive
radioactive dating
radioactive decay
radioactive series
radioactive tracer
radioactively
radioactivity
radioautograph
radioautography
radiobiologic
radiobiological
radiobiologically
radiobiologist
radiobiology
radiocarbon

WORDS THAT END LIKE RADIOACTIVE 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
nuclear waste
out-waste
paste
radwaste
taste
toothpaste
toxic waste
waste

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

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Translation of «radioactive waste» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE

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

Translator English - Chinese

放射性废物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

residuos radiactivos
570 millions of speakers

English

radioactive waste
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेडियोधर्मी कचरे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النفايات المشعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

радиоактивные отходы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

resíduos radioactivos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তেজস্ক্রিয় বর্জ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déchets radioactifs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sisa radioaktif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

radioaktiver Abfälle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

放射性廃棄物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방사성 폐기물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sampah radioaktif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chất thải phóng xạ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கதிரியக்க கழிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

किरणोत्सर्गी कचरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Radyoaktif atık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rifiuti radioattivi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odpady radioaktywne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

радіоактивні відходи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deșeuri radioactive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ραδιενεργών αποβλήτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

radioaktiewe afval
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

radioaktivt avfall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

radioaktivt avfall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of radioactive waste

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RADIOACTIVE WASTE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RADIOACTIVE WASTE» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «RADIOACTIVE WASTE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word radioactive waste.
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David R. Brower
There are many different kinds of radioactive waste and each has its own half-life so, just to be on the safe side and to simplify matters, I base my calculations on the worst one and that's plutonium.
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James Buchan
For 50 years, nuclear power stations have produced three products which only a lunatic could want: bomb-explosive plutonium, lethal radioactive waste and electricity so dear it has to be heavily subsidised. They leave to future generations the task, and most of the cost, of making safe sites that have been polluted half-way to eternity.
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Wil S. Hylton
If Yucca Mountain had not been designated as a dumpsite for radioactive waste in 1987, it might easily have become a scenic overlook on the long drive between Tonopah and Las Vegas.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RADIOACTIVE WASTE»

Discover the use of radioactive waste in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to radioactive waste and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
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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Radioactive waste forms for the future
This volume presents a compilation of important information on the full range of radioactive waste forms that have been developed, or at least suggested, for the incorporation of high-level nuclear waste.
Werner Lutze, Rodney C. Ewing, 1988
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Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste
This book presents a critical review of designing, siting, constructing and demonstrating the safety and environmental impact of deep repositories for radioactive wastes.
W. R. Alexander, Linda McKinley, 2011
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Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Treatment Technologies Handbook
This handbook gives you the design information you need to decide which technology to use and how to design the equipment for your particular needs. You can then incorporate appropriate technologies into a mixed waste treatment system.
Chang H. Oh, 2001
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Geological Storage of Highly Radioactive Waste: Current ...
The book describes and assesses current concepts for long-term disposal of highly radioactive waste.
Roland Pusch, 2009
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Calculated Risks: Highly Radioactive Waste and Homeland Security
This well-documented study examines one of the increasingly pressing problems for US homeland security: the storage and management of radioactive waste.
Kenneth A. Rogers, Marvin G. Kingsley, 2007
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The Politics of Radioactive Waste Disposal
Considers the politics of low-level and intermediate-level radioactive waste disposal (high-level waste is another kettle of [toxic] fish altogether, just now beginning to enter the political arena) from a comparative international ...
Ray Kemp, 1992
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Radioactive Waste Control and Controversy: The History of ...
A study of the way policy and legislation for regulating radioactive wastes has developed in the UK since the first specific legislation was enacted in 1948.
Steven D. Chandler, 1998
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Low-Level Radioactive Waste Regulation-Science, Politics and ...
Expert authors-provide chapters carefully researched and written for this book; and provide their personal and professional experiences. This book is certainly a step toward understanding and solving the LLRW problem.
Michael Burns, 1987
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Geological Disposal of Carbon Dioxide and Radioactive Waste: ...
Fossil fuels will remain the backbone of the global energy economy for the foreseeable future. The contribution of nuclear energy to the global energy supply is also expected to increase.
Ferenc L. Toth, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RADIOACTIVE WASTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term radioactive waste is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eyeing Yucca Mountain for nuclear waste dump, again
Several members of Congress are heading to the mothballed site of a proposed radioactive waste dump in the Nevada desert amid new talk about a ... «CBS News, Apr 15»
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Organic Cat Litter Chief Suspect In Nuclear Waste Accident
In February, a 55-gallon drum of radioactive waste burst open inside America's only nuclear dump, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. «NPR, May 14»
3
6 Arrested in Theft of Truck With Radioactive Waste
MEXICO CITY — Six people have been arrested in connection with the theft this week of a truck carrying highly radioactive waste in an episode that caused an ... «New York Times, Dec 13»
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Mexico's unluckiest thieves stole enough radioactive waste to make …
At about 1:30 am on Tuesday, two armed carjackers knocked on the window of a white 2007 Volkswagen truck parked near a gas station in Tepojaco, a town in ... «The Week Magazine, Dec 13»
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Truck Carrying Nuclear Waste Stolen In Mexico: IAEA
The truck was transporting the radioactive isotope cobalt-60 from a hospital in Tijuana to a radioactive waste storage facility when it was taken on Monday, NBC ... «Huffington Post, Dec 13»
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Japan to fund giant underground ice wall around leaking Fukushima …
An underground ice wall has been used to isolate radioactive waste at the U.S. Department of Energy's former site of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in ... «CTV News, Sep 13»
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Fukushima leaking radioactive water for '2 years, 300 tons flowing …
“You can't just leave it [disposing of radioactive waste at the plant] up to TEPCO," Shinji Kinjo, head of a Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) told Reuters. «RT, Aug 13»
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Nuclear waste leaking at Hanford site in Washington, again
A tank storing radioactive waste at America's most contaminated nuclear site appears to have sprung a leak, leaching yet more cancer-causing isotopes into soil ... «Grist, Jun 13»
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Hanford Nuclear Reservation Tanks Leaking Radioactive Waste
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Six underground tanks that hold a brew of radioactive and toxic waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site are leaking, federal ... «Huffington Post, Feb 13»
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Tank storing radioactive waste leaking in Washington
A tank storing radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington is leaking liquids to the tune of 150 to 300 gallons per year, the ... «CNN, Feb 13»

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