radwasten.
/ˈradweɪst/, U.S. /ˈrædˌweɪst/ Originally U.S.
= radioactive waste n. at radioactive adj. Compounds.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > refuse or rubbish > [noun] > radioactive waste
radioactive waste1947
nuclear waste1956
radwaste1964
1964 N.Y. Times 1 Nov. iii. 16 (advt.) Chemist–chemical engineer 5 years' experience in water treatment, corrosion, radio-chemistry, counting techniques, and rad-waste disposal.
1965 Edwardsville (Illionois) Intelligencer 14 July 10/5 A New York firm engaged in industrial maintenance..has a division to handle radwaste on a contract basis.
1979 Nature 15 Mar. 219/1 The most popular procedure advocated by the nuclear power establishment during the past 25 yr has been to incorporate the radwaste into a borosilicate glass.
1995 M. Monmonier Drawing Line viii. 271 Several other research facilities contain not only low-level ‘radwaste’ but highly radioactive fissionable material.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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