Back End Waste

• Nuclear waste developed during the back end of the fuel cycle is the most dangerous and includes most of the HLW produced.

• Most back end waste emits both gamma and beta particles.

• Also uranium-234, neptunium-237, plutonium-238 and americium-241are found in back end waste.

Spent nuclear fuel in a cooling pond in North Korea.

Waste Management (LLW)

There are several options available for the disposal of LLW due to its lack of radioactivity.
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
On-site disposal

Map of WIPP Facility