[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 24]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR227.30]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 227_CRITERIA FOR THE EVALUATION OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR OCEAN 

DUMPING OF MATERIALS--Table of Contents

 

                          Subpart G_Definitions

 

Sec.  227.30  High-level radioactive waste.



    High-level radioactive waste means the aqueous waste resulting from 

the operation of the first cycle solvent extraction system, or 

equivalent, and the concentrated waste from subsequent extraction 

cycles, or equivalent, in a facility for reprocessing irradiated reactor 

fuels or irradiated fuel from nuclear power reactors.