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high-level waste
  1. radioactive waste material, such as spent nuclear fuel initially having a high activity and thus needing constant cooling for several decades by its producers before it can be reprocessed or treated
    Compare intermediate-level waste, low-level waste
'high-level waste' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
intermediate-level waste - low-level waste

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