Radioaktivni otpad

Ilustracija koja pokazuje različite izvore nuklearnog otpada

Radioaktivni otpad je naziv za tipove otpada koji sadrže radioaktivne kemijske elemente bez ikakve praktučne primjene. On je ponekad proizvod nuklearnih procesa, kao što je nuklearna fisija. Većina radioaktivnog otpada je "otpad niskog stupnja", što znači ima niske razine radioaktivnosti u odnosu na masu i volumen. Ovaj tip otpada se često sastoji od korištene zaštitne odjeće, koja je samo neznatno kontaminirana ali ipak opasna u slučaju radioaktivne kontaminacije ljudskog tijela kroz hranu, inhalaciju, apsorpciju ili injekciju.

Vanjski linkovi

• Sekretarijat za zaštitu životne sredine, grada Beograda
• Key Radionuclides and Generation Processes (DOE)
• Alsos Digital Library - Radioactive Waste (bibliography)
• Belgian Nuclear Research Centre - Activities (documents and links)
• Belgian Nuclear Research Centre - Scientific Reports (documents)
• Critical Hour: Three Mile Island, The Nuclear Legacy, And National Security (PDF)
• Environmental Protection Agency - Yucca Mountain (documents)
• Grist.org - How to tell future generations about nuclear waste (article)
• A discussion on the secrecy surrounding plans for radioactive waste in the UK (article)
• International Atomic Energy Agency - Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology Program (program objectives)
• International Atomic Energy Agency - Internet Directory of Nuclear Resources (links)
• Nuclear Files.org - Yucca Mountain (documents)
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Radioactive Waste (documents)
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Spent Fuel Heat Generation Calculation (guide)
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Coal Combustion: Nuclear Resource or Danger (document)
• Radwaste.org (links)
• Radwaste Blog (weblog)
• Surviving on Nuclear Waste (book)
• The Nuclear Energy Option - Hazards of High-Level Radioactive Waste (book)
• UNEP Earthwatch - Radioactive Waste (documents and links)
• Uranium Information Center - Radioactive Waste (briefing papers)
• United States Geological Survey - Radioactive Elements in Coal and Fly Ash (document)
• World Nuclear Association - Radioactive Waste (briefing papers)
• Radioactive Waste Management, by UIC