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SAFSTOR

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000464

A long-term storage condition for a permanently shutdown nuclear power plant. During SAFSTOR, radioactive contamination decreases substantially, making subsequent decontamination and demolition easier and reducing the amount of LLW requiring disposal.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000464
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000464",
  "term": "SAFSTOR",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "A long-term storage condition for a permanently shutdown nuclear power plant. During SAFSTOR, radioactive contamination decreases substantially, making subsequent decontamination and demolition easier and reducing the amount of LLW requiring disposal.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/safstor/"
}

Record 457 of 548 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.