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. 2020 May 8;5(19):10939–10947. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00723

Table 1. Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) Set by the Gyeongju Low-Level Waste (LLW) Disposal Site for α Emitting Wastea.

waste acceptance criteria (WAC) Gyeongju disposal site criteria
free-standing water <0.5 wt %
total radioactivity <3700 Bq g–1
particulate fines (10 μm) <1 wt %
particulate fines (200 μm) <15 wt %
compressive strength >3.5 MPa
antimony oxidation state +5
a

Criteria applicable to the spent uranium catalyst.