Radioactive Waste Disposal

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Questions in this Category Are in the Following Subcategories:
•  Disposal
•  Low Level Waste
•  U.S. High Level Waste Issues (Yucca Mountain)
•  Non-U.S. Waste Issues
•  Mixed Waste
•  Miscellaneous
Disposal
Q145	–	How should sludge with radium-226 be disposed of?
Q175	–	How long before I discharge iodine-131 waste into the sewer?
Q241	–	What is the current method for disposal of radioactive wastes?
Q251	–	How do I dispose of gadolinium-153 sources?
Q559	–	Handling and disposal of radioactive materials
Q854	–	Radioactive material containers
Q1050	–	UK disposal of radioactive waste
Q1076	–	Disposal of old lead rubber aprons
Q2163	–	Disposal of cesium-137 source
Q2278	–	Medical waste management
Q2495	–	Disposal of radioactive tissue
Q2772	–	Waste management at medical facilities
Q2835	–	Disposal after iodine-131 case
Q2883	–	Radioiodine waste collection
Q3199	–	Pu/Be source
Q4029	–	Disposal of potassium-40
Q5430	–	Disposal of moisture density gauge
Q6532	–	Characterization methods for radioactive waste
Q6912	–	Disposal of solid materials with low levels of radioactivity
Q7193	–	Air sampling in rad waste area
Q8231	–	Monitoring for alpha emitters
Q8516	–	Disposal of lead lining
Q9858	–	Disposal of iodine-125 via decay in storage
Q9860	–	Disposal of strontium-85/strontium-82 Generator Waste
Q10119	–	Cremation and I-125 prostate implant seeds
Low Level Waste
Q1051	–	Liquid effluent releases to the sanitary sewer
Q2540	–	Pu:Be Source in Paraffin
U.S. High Level Waste Issues (Yucca Mountain)
Q662	–	Yucca Mountain Repository
Q1107	–	Yucca Mountain
Q10009	–	Disposal of radioactive waste - vitrification
Non-U.S. Waste Issues
Q554	–	Possible nuclear waste site in Australia
Q1108	–	French high-level waste
Mixed Waste
Q1015	–	Mixed waste
Q1358	–	Mixed radioactive waste disposal
Q3802	–	Former waste transfer site
Miscellaneous
Q6767	–	Radioactive waste transportation issues
Q10203	–	Transportation of hazardous materials

The following websites may also be useful:

			High-Level Waste (OCRWM)
			Low-Level Radioactive Waste (NAP)
			Managing Radioactive Waste - IAEA Fact Sheet
			Mixed Waste (EPA)
			Radiation Cleanup (EPA)
			Radioactive Waste