Nuclear Fuel Cycle (Cont.)

Classifications
- Nuclear waste is segregated into several classifications.
- Low level waste is not dangerous but sometimes requires shielding during handling.
- Intermediate level waste typically is chemical sludge and other products from reactors.
- High level waste consists of fissionable elements from reactor cores and transuranic wastes.
- Transuranic waste is any waste with transuranic alpha emitting radionuclides that have half-lives longer than 20 years.