Radioactive waste

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Radioactive waste is a type of hazardous waste that contains radioactive material. It is a result of various activities, including nuclear medicine, nuclear research, nuclear power generation, nuclear decommissioning, rare-earth mining, and nuclear weapons reprocessing.

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