title: Characteristics and Classification of Solid Radioactive Waste From the Front-End of the Uranium Fuel Cycle.
abstract: The proper classification of radioactive waste is the basis upon which to define its disposal method. In view of differences between waste containing artificial radionuclides and waste with naturally occurring radionuclides, the scientific definition of the properties of waste arising from the front end of the uranium fuel cycle (UF Waste) is the key to dispose of such waste. This paper is intended to introduce briefly the policy and practice to dispose of such waste in China and some foreign countries, explore how to solve the dilemma facing such waste, analyze in detail the compositions and properties of such waste, and finally put forward a new concept of classifying such waste as waste with naturally occurring radionuclides.
authors.affiliation: *Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center, MEP, Beijing, China, 100082.
authors.forename: Xinhua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Fangxin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yunxuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D033161:Government Regulation; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D008906:Mining; D055848:Nuclear Power Plants; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis* / Q000145:classification; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D062611:Solid Waste / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification; D014501:Uranium
chemical_list: D011850:Radioactive Waste; D011868:Radioisotopes; D062611:Solid Waste; D014501:Uranium