APPENDIX 4: ACRONYMS
AND GLOSSARY
Acronyms
CoRWM Committee on Radioactive Waste Management
DECC Department for Energy and Climate Change
MRWS Managing Radioactive Waste Safely
NDA Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
NIA Nuclear Industry Association
NPS National Policy Statement
Glossary
Geological disposal The isolation of radioactive
waste deep inside the earth to ensure that no significant quantities
of radioactivity ever reach the surface environment.
Geoscience Any science that deals with the earth,
such as geology or geochemistry.
Higher activity Highly radioactive material.
waste
Interim storage The storage of radioactive waste
prior to implementing a long-term management solution, such as
geological disposal.
Legacy waste Radioactive waste that was
created in the past.
Radioactive waste Waste materials contaminated
by, or incorporating radioactivity above certain levels defined
in legislation. Most radioactive waste (approximately 95 per cent)
is generated by the nuclear power industry.
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