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spent nuclear fuel

Term

Fuel is withdrawn from a nuclear reactor following irradiation and has undergone at least one year's decay since being used as a source of energy in a power reactor. Spent nuclear fuel (SNF) has not been chemically separated from its constituent elements by reprocessing. SNF includes the special nuclear material, by-product material, source material, and other radioactive materials associated with fuel assemblies.

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US EPA.

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http://www.epa.gov/radiation/mixed-waste/mw_pg5.htm

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US EPA

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ENERGY
WASTE

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