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| Curie |
A Unit describing how radioactive something is. Named for
radiation pioneers Pierre and Marie Curie |
| Radionuclide |
A radioactive element
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| Half-life |
Time needed for radioactivity to reduce in half. After 10
half-lives, material is deemed fully decayed. |
- Transuranic
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Radioactive, Man-made elements, inclines Plutonium |
| High-Level Waste |
Created from chemical separation of uranium and plutonium
from other radioactive material. Defined by origin, not Curie amount or
Radionuclide |
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- Low-level Waste
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- Radioactive waste that isn't spent reactor fuel, high level waste
or containing large amounts of transuranic waste.
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| Mixed-Low Level Waste |
Low-level waste combined with hazardous chemicals. |
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