Enum: NRCWasteClassEnum

US NRC 10 CFR 61 low-level radioactive waste classification

Permissible Values

Value	Title	Description	Concentration Limits	Deep Disposal	Disposal Method	Institutional Control	Intruder Barriers	Nrc Evaluation	Segregation Requirements	Shallow Burial	Typical Sources	Waste Form Requirements
CLASS_A	Class A Low-Level Waste	Lowest radioactivity waste suitable for shallow land burial	lowest of three classes		shallow land burial				minimal		medical, industrial, power plants	none
CLASS_B	Class B Low-Level Waste	Intermediate radioactivity requiring waste form stability	intermediate		shallow land burial	100 years minimum			from Class A			structural stability
CLASS_C	Class C Low-Level Waste	Highest concentration suitable for shallow land burial	highest for shallow burial		shallow land burial	100 years minimum	required		enhanced			structural stability
GREATER_THAN_CLASS_C	Greater Than Class C Waste (GTCC)	Waste exceeding Class C limits, generally unsuitable for shallow burial	exceeds Class C	may be required	case-by-case evaluation			required		generally not acceptable

Slots

Name	Description
nrc_waste_class	US NRC waste classification (10 CFR 61)

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: NRCWasteClassEnum
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: US NRC 10 CFR 61 low-level radioactive waste classification
title: NRC Waste Class
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  CLASS_A:
    text: CLASS_A
    description: Lowest radioactivity waste suitable for shallow land burial
    annotations:
      disposal_method:
        tag: disposal_method
        value: shallow land burial
      segregation_requirements:
        tag: segregation_requirements
        value: minimal
      waste_form_requirements:
        tag: waste_form_requirements
        value: none
      typical_sources:
        tag: typical_sources
        value: medical, industrial, power plants
      concentration_limits:
        tag: concentration_limits
        value: lowest of three classes
    title: Class A Low-Level Waste
  CLASS_B:
    text: CLASS_B
    description: Intermediate radioactivity requiring waste form stability
    annotations:
      disposal_method:
        tag: disposal_method
        value: shallow land burial
      segregation_requirements:
        tag: segregation_requirements
        value: from Class A
      waste_form_requirements:
        tag: waste_form_requirements
        value: structural stability
      institutional_control:
        tag: institutional_control
        value: 100 years minimum
      concentration_limits:
        tag: concentration_limits
        value: intermediate
    title: Class B Low-Level Waste
  CLASS_C:
    text: CLASS_C
    description: Highest concentration suitable for shallow land burial
    annotations:
      disposal_method:
        tag: disposal_method
        value: shallow land burial
      segregation_requirements:
        tag: segregation_requirements
        value: enhanced
      waste_form_requirements:
        tag: waste_form_requirements
        value: structural stability
      institutional_control:
        tag: institutional_control
        value: 100 years minimum
      intruder_barriers:
        tag: intruder_barriers
        value: required
      concentration_limits:
        tag: concentration_limits
        value: highest for shallow burial
    title: Class C Low-Level Waste
  GREATER_THAN_CLASS_C:
    text: GREATER_THAN_CLASS_C
    description: Waste exceeding Class C limits, generally unsuitable for shallow
      burial
    annotations:
      disposal_method:
        tag: disposal_method
        value: case-by-case evaluation
      shallow_burial:
        tag: shallow_burial
        value: generally not acceptable
      deep_disposal:
        tag: deep_disposal
        value: may be required
      nrc_evaluation:
        tag: nrc_evaluation
        value: required
      concentration_limits:
        tag: concentration_limits
        value: exceeds Class C
    title: Greater Than Class C Waste (GTCC)
    aliases:
    - GTCC