Radioactive Waste Storage

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-023018

1. Retention of spent nuclear fuel or radioactive wastes with the intent and capability to readily retrieve such fuel or waste for subsequent use, processing, or disposal.

2. Retention (and any associated activity, operation, or process necessary to carry out successful retention) of radioactive material with the intent or capability to readily access or retrieve such material.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-023018
Field	Environment
References	40 CFR 191.02 (CFR 2018); 40 CFR 197.2 (CFR 2018)

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023018",
  "term": "Radioactive Waste Storage",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Retention of spent nuclear fuel or radioactive wastes with the intent and capability to readily retrieve such fuel or waste for subsequent use, processing, or disposal.\n\n2. Retention (and any associated activity, operation, or process necessary to carry out successful retention) of radioactive material with the intent or capability to readily access or retrieve such material.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 191.02 (CFR 2018)",
    "40 CFR 197.2 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/radioactive-waste-storage/"
}

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