| 单词 | radioactive waste |
| 释义 | > as lemmasradioactive waste radioactive waste n. waste material that is radioactive, esp. spent nuclear fuel. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > refuse or rubbish > [noun] > radioactive waste radioactive waste1947 nuclear waste1956 radwaste1964 1947 C. D. Coryell in C. Goodman Sci. & Engin. of Nucl. Power I. vii. 249 In general, radioactive wastes from separation processes must be stored indefinitely in systems free from leaks. 1958 Engineering 21 Feb. 236/2 The problem of radioactive waste disposal is finally solved only by the complete natural decay of the constituent fission product activity—a process which may take hundreds of years. 1990 E. Harth Dawn of Millennium (1991) ix. 150 Plans are to construct a cavity about a thousand feet below the surface, to hold up to seventy thousand tons of radioactive waste in sealed canisters. 2004 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 4 Aug. a8/3 The U.S. military shelled Iraq, Bosnia, Serbia, and Afghanistan with over 2,103 tons of radioactive waste in the form of Depleted Uranium (DU) armed ordnance. < as lemmas |
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