High-level waste

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013303",
  "term": "High-level waste",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "High-Level Waste",
  "definition": "The highly radioactive waste material that results from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, including liquid waste produced directly in reprocessing and any solid waste derived from the liquid, that contains a combination of transuranic waste and fission products in concentrations requiring permanent isolation.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "EPA Yucca Mountain Standards Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/radiation/docs/yucca/bid/yucca_bid_060501_es.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/high-level-waste/"
}