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CLASSIFICATION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE

i. CLEARED WASTE

Materials containing levels of radionuclides at activity concentrations less than those

specified in the Second Schedule.

ii. LOW LEVEL (SHORT LIVED) / DECAY WASTE

Low level radioactive waste containing short lived radionuclides only (half lives less than 100
days) that will decay to clearance levels within three years after the time of its generation.

iii. LOW AND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SHORT LIVED WASTE (LILW-SL)

Radioactive waste which will not decay to clearance levels within three years containing

beta/gamma emitting radionuclides with half lives less than thirty years or alpha emitting

radionuclides with an activity concentrations less than 400 Bq/g and a total activity less than
4000 Bq in each radioactive waste package.