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IAEA - Hungarian Radioactive Waste Disposal
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Heat generating waste (c. 2000 - )Radioactive waste |
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Heat generating waste (HGW). Radioactive waste which is sufficiently radioactive that the decay heat significantly increases its temperature and the temperature of its surroundings. In practice, HGW is normally high level waste, although some types of intermediate level waste may qualify as HGW. Source: International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA Safety Glossary: Terminology used in Nuclear, Radiation, Radioactive Waste and Transport Safety [Working Material Version 1.0], International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, April 2000 |
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Published by Austehc Comments, questions, corrections and additions: gavanjm@unimelb.edu.au Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 4 August 2020 http://www.iaea.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/biogs/E000073b.htm |