How is radioactive waste classified?
Radioactive waste is typically classified as either low-level (LLW), intermediate-level (ILW), or high-level (HLW), dependent, primarily, on its level of radioactivity.
What are the six classes of radioactive waste?
In its publication, Classification of Radioactive Waste (2009), the IAEA describes 6 categories or classes of waste.
- Exempt waste.
- Very short-lived waste.
- Very low level waste.
- Low level waste.
- Intermediate level waste.
- High level waste.
What are the nuclear waste categories?
The various types of nuclear waste include uranium tailings, transuranic (TRU) waste, low-level waste, intermediate-level waste, high-level waste and spent fuel rods.
How many general categories of radioactive waste are there?
five types
There are five types of radioactive waste- high level, low level, intermediate level, mining and milling and transuranic waste. All types of nuclear wastes have their own separate storage and clean-up procedures.
What is Category C waste?
Figure 1 shows a decision flowchart for classifying waste soils. Soils with any contaminant level greater than TC0, but below the TC1 and ALSP1 thresholds are categorised as Category C. Soils with all contaminant levels below the TC0 threshold are categorised as clean fill.
What is Class C radioactive waste?
Class C: Class C waste has an average concentration of 7.00 curies/cubic foot. This waste contains more short-lived radionuclides than both Class A and Class B nuclear waste and also is contaminated with some long-lived nucleotides.
What are 3 types of mineral waste?
Mineral processing wastes are referred to in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) as wastes that are generated during the extraction and beneficiation of ores and minerals. These wastes can be subdivided into a number of categories: waste rock, mill tailings, coal refuse, wash slimes, and spent oil shale.
What are the 3 main types of radioactive waste?
There are three types of nuclear waste, classified according to their radioactivity: low-, intermediate-, and high-level.
When did radioactive waste management start in Malaysia?
In Malaysia, the Radioactive Waste Management policy had been prepared, in the process getting approval from the government. For implementation, the AELB High Management (Board Meeting) has endorsed (interim) Radioactive Waste Management practice on August 24th, 1990.
When was IAEA classification of radioactive waste published?
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, Classification of Radioactive Waste, IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSG-1, IAEA, Vienna (2009). This publication is a revision of an earlier Safety Guide of the same title issued in 1994. It recommends revised waste management strategies that reflect changes in practices and approaches since then.
What are the laws for radioactive waste disposal?
1)ACT: Atomic Energy Licensing Act 1984 (Act 304), already stated in Part VI –Disposal of Radioactive Waste. It cover the control of disposal procedure & accumulation of radioactive waste in the country (to be read with the Environmental Quality Act 1974for the non-radiological waste discharge & disposal).