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by United States Regulatory Commission (Author)
IntroductionRadioactive wastes are the leftovers from the use of nuclearmaterials for the production of electricity, diagnosis and treat-ment of disease, and other purposes.The materials are either naturally occurring or man-made.Certain kinds of radioactive materials, and the wastes pro-duced from using these materials, are subject to regulatorycontrol by the federal government or the states.