Transuranic waste contains radioactive substances. Transuranic waste generated by plutonium conversion will include items such as gloves, rags, worn tools, declassified parts, and a small volume of decontamination solution that has been solidified. Low-level waste is produced by nuclear power plants, hospitals, clinics, laboratories, universities and manufacturers. It is created during the testing of new prescription drugs, research, treatment and diagnosis of disease, generation of electricity and other activities. This type of waste consists of ordinary items like protective clothing worn by people who work with radioactive materials, test tubes, vials from hospitals and doctors' offices, radioactive machine parts, non-fuel reactor components, ion exchange resins, and filters used in industrial processes.
Tritiated waste is waste contaminated with tritium, a mildly radioactive form of hydrogen.
This work was conducted through the Amarillo National Research Center.