Re: Transuranic Source Disposal -Reply

[avest@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Albert Lee Vest)]

It is written,

>Transuranic waste has TRU content at over 100nCi/g regardless of the origin
>of material.  High level waste is from reprocessing of spent nuclear fuels
>(DOE 5820.2A).
>
>Incidentally, there is no way of disposing of TRU waste.

My inference is, waste material contaminated (or intentionally spiked) with
*lower* than 100 nCi/g transuranic *can* be disposed of somehow (since it's
not "TRU waste").  Is that correct?

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