Storage and Disposal
Storage and Disposal
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Waste products are categorised as high, intermediate or low‐level,
based on the amount of
radioactive activity they emit. Low‐level waste is typically from
medical applications such as hospitals
and is disposed of by incineration or burial. Intermediate‐level
waste is produced during reactor
operation and reprocessing, and is packed and stored on the reactor
site to await final disposal.
High‐level waste is the radioactive fission products produced
during power generation. After
extraction through reprocessing these go through a vitrification
process which encapsulates it into a
solid, insoluble glass form. They are packaged in vitrified residue
containers and transported via rail
and sea to temporary storage facilities pending finadisposal
Waste products are categorised as high, intermediate or
low‐level, based on the amount of radioactive activity they
emit. Low‐level waste is typically from medical applications such
as hospitals and is disposed of by incineration or burial.
Intermediate‐level waste is produced during reactor operation
and reprocessing, and is packed and stored on the reactor site to
await final disposal. High‐level waste is the radioactive
fission products produced during power generation.
After extraction through reprocessing these go through a
vitrification process which encapsulates it into a solid,
insoluble glass form. They are packaged in vitrified residue
containers and transported via rail and sea to temporary
storage facilities pending final disposal.