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Enum: TransuranicWasteCategoryEnum

Transuranic waste classifications (US system)

URI: valuesets:TransuranicWasteCategoryEnum

Permissible Values

Value Title Meaning Description Complexity Disposal Dose Rate Handling Plutonium Content Regulation Treatment
CONTACT_HANDLED_TRU Contact-Handled Transuranic Waste TRU waste with surface dose rate ≤200 mrem/hr geological repository (WIPP) ≤200 mrem/hr at surface direct contact possible with protection >100 nCi/g
REMOTE_HANDLED_TRU Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste TRU waste with surface dose rate >200 mrem/hr geological repository with additional shielding >200 mrem/hr at surface remote handling required >100 nCi/g
TRU_MIXED_WASTE TRU Mixed Waste TRU waste also containing hazardous chemical components dual regulatory framework geological repository after treatment both radiological and chemical hazard regulations may require chemical treatment before disposal

Slots

Name Description
transuranic_category Transuranic waste classification

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

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

LinkML Source

name: TransuranicWasteCategoryEnum
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Transuranic waste classifications (US system)
title: Transuranic Waste Category
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  CONTACT_HANDLED_TRU:
    text: CONTACT_HANDLED_TRU
    description: TRU waste with surface dose rate ≤200 mrem/hr
    annotations:
      dose_rate:
        tag: dose_rate
        value: ≤200 mrem/hr at surface
      handling:
        tag: handling
        value: direct contact possible with protection
      disposal:
        tag: disposal
        value: geological repository (WIPP)
      plutonium_content:
        tag: plutonium_content
        value: '>100 nCi/g'
    title: Contact-Handled Transuranic Waste
    aliases:
    - CH-TRU
  REMOTE_HANDLED_TRU:
    text: REMOTE_HANDLED_TRU
    description: TRU waste with surface dose rate >200 mrem/hr
    annotations:
      dose_rate:
        tag: dose_rate
        value: '>200 mrem/hr at surface'
      handling:
        tag: handling
        value: remote handling required
      disposal:
        tag: disposal
        value: geological repository with additional shielding
      plutonium_content:
        tag: plutonium_content
        value: '>100 nCi/g'
    title: Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste
    aliases:
    - RH-TRU
  TRU_MIXED_WASTE:
    text: TRU_MIXED_WASTE
    description: TRU waste also containing hazardous chemical components
    annotations:
      regulation:
        tag: regulation
        value: both radiological and chemical hazard regulations
      treatment:
        tag: treatment
        value: may require chemical treatment before disposal
      disposal:
        tag: disposal
        value: geological repository after treatment
      complexity:
        tag: complexity
        value: dual regulatory framework
    title: TRU Mixed Waste