nuclear wastenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌnjuː.klɪə ˈweɪst/us/ˌnuː.kliː.ɚ ˈweɪst/unwanted, dangerously radioactive material that is made when producing nuclear power:
to dump/dispose of nuclear waste
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Environmental issues
- air pollution
- biodegrade
- biotic index
- carbon capture
- carbon credits
- carbon-neutral
- defoliant
- dumping ground
- eco-footprint
- ecology
- emission
- exhaustible
- natural resources
- particulate
- photochemical smog
- preservation
- preservationist
- recycle
- recycled
- reduce, reuse, recycle idiom
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