For the purpose of management and disposal, radioactive waste is classified in the following categories: a. high level radioactive waste: 1. spent fuel which is no longer used, 2. vitrified fission product solutions resulting from the reprocessing of spent fuel; b. alphatoxic waste: waste in which the content of alpha emitters exceeds 20,000 becquerels per gram of conditioned waste; c. low and intermediate level waste: all other radioactive waste.
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