Solid, liquid or gaseous radioactive waste is produced in the overall nuclear fuel cycleA number of process stages in the supply and waste managemen..., in particular in the nuclear power plantThermal power plant, primarily used for electricity generati... and during reprocessingApplication of chemical processes to separate the valuable s.... This has to be processed for ultimate waste disposal. A distinction is made between low, medium and high active waste. Another distinctive criterion is the heat generated by radioactive decayThe spontaneous conversion of a nuclide into another nuclide... and the resulting classification into waste which generates heat and waste that does not generate heat. Low and medium active waste is compacted in chemical or physical processes and the concentrates subsequently solidified in cement. VitrificationThe highly active fission product solutions arising in repro... is a suitable method to convert high active heat-generating waste into a product for ultimate waste disposal.
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