Enum: WasteSourceEnum

Sources of radioactive waste generation

URI: valuesets:WasteSourceEnum

Permissible Values

Value	Title	Meaning	Description	Activity Level	Applications	Classification	Decay Strategy	Fuel Type	Legacy Waste	Typical Classification	Uranium Content	Volume	Volume Fraction	Waste Classes	Waste Types
NUCLEAR_POWER_PLANTS	Nuclear Power Plants		Waste from commercial nuclear power generation										largest single source	all classes including HLW	spent fuel, operational waste, decommissioning waste
MEDICAL_APPLICATIONS	Medical Applications		Waste from nuclear medicine and radiotherapy				often storage for decay			Class A, VSLW					short-lived medical isotopes, sealed sources
INDUSTRIAL_APPLICATIONS	Industrial Applications		Waste from industrial use of radioactive materials		gauging, radiography, sterilization					Class A and B					sealed sources, contaminated equipment
RESEARCH_FACILITIES	Research Facilities		Waste from research reactors and laboratories					often HEU spent fuel		Class A, B, and C					activation products, contaminated materials
NUCLEAR_WEAPONS_PROGRAM	Nuclear Weapons Program		Waste from defense nuclear activities			all classes including TRU			significant volumes from past activities						TRU waste, HLW, contaminated equipment
DECOMMISSIONING	Facility Decommissioning		Waste from dismantling nuclear facilities	generally low level								large volumes of VLLW and LLW			activated concrete, contaminated metal
URANIUM_MINING	Uranium Mining and Milling		Waste from uranium extraction and processing	naturally occurring radioactivity								very large volumes			tailings, contaminated equipment
FUEL_CYCLE_FACILITIES	Fuel Cycle Facilities		Waste from fuel fabrication, enrichment, and reprocessing			variable depending on process					often contains enriched uranium				contaminated equipment, process waste

Slots

Name	Description
waste_source	Source of radioactive waste generation

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

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

LinkML Source

name: WasteSourceEnum
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Sources of radioactive waste generation
title: Waste Source
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:
  NUCLEAR_POWER_PLANTS:
    text: NUCLEAR_POWER_PLANTS
    description: Waste from commercial nuclear power generation
    annotations:
      waste_types:
        tag: waste_types
        value: spent fuel, operational waste, decommissioning waste
      volume_fraction:
        tag: volume_fraction
        value: largest single source
      waste_classes:
        tag: waste_classes
        value: all classes including HLW
    title: Nuclear Power Plants
  MEDICAL_APPLICATIONS:
    text: MEDICAL_APPLICATIONS
    description: Waste from nuclear medicine and radiotherapy
    annotations:
      waste_types:
        tag: waste_types
        value: short-lived medical isotopes, sealed sources
      typical_classification:
        tag: typical_classification
        value: Class A, VSLW
      decay_strategy:
        tag: decay_strategy
        value: often storage for decay
    title: Medical Applications
  INDUSTRIAL_APPLICATIONS:
    text: INDUSTRIAL_APPLICATIONS
    description: Waste from industrial use of radioactive materials
    annotations:
      applications:
        tag: applications
        value: gauging, radiography, sterilization
      waste_types:
        tag: waste_types
        value: sealed sources, contaminated equipment
      typical_classification:
        tag: typical_classification
        value: Class A and B
    title: Industrial Applications
  RESEARCH_FACILITIES:
    text: RESEARCH_FACILITIES
    description: Waste from research reactors and laboratories
    annotations:
      waste_types:
        tag: waste_types
        value: activation products, contaminated materials
      typical_classification:
        tag: typical_classification
        value: Class A, B, and C
      fuel_type:
        tag: fuel_type
        value: often HEU spent fuel
    title: Research Facilities
  NUCLEAR_WEAPONS_PROGRAM:
    text: NUCLEAR_WEAPONS_PROGRAM
    description: Waste from defense nuclear activities
    annotations:
      waste_types:
        tag: waste_types
        value: TRU waste, HLW, contaminated equipment
      legacy_waste:
        tag: legacy_waste
        value: significant volumes from past activities
      classification:
        tag: classification
        value: all classes including TRU
    title: Nuclear Weapons Program
  DECOMMISSIONING:
    text: DECOMMISSIONING
    description: Waste from dismantling nuclear facilities
    annotations:
      waste_types:
        tag: waste_types
        value: activated concrete, contaminated metal
      volume:
        tag: volume
        value: large volumes of VLLW and LLW
      activity_level:
        tag: activity_level
        value: generally low level
    title: Facility Decommissioning
  URANIUM_MINING:
    text: URANIUM_MINING
    description: Waste from uranium extraction and processing
    annotations:
      waste_types:
        tag: waste_types
        value: tailings, contaminated equipment
      volume:
        tag: volume
        value: very large volumes
      activity_level:
        tag: activity_level
        value: naturally occurring radioactivity
    title: Uranium Mining and Milling
  FUEL_CYCLE_FACILITIES:
    text: FUEL_CYCLE_FACILITIES
    description: Waste from fuel fabrication, enrichment, and reprocessing
    annotations:
      waste_types:
        tag: waste_types
        value: contaminated equipment, process waste
      classification:
        tag: classification
        value: variable depending on process
      uranium_content:
        tag: uranium_content
        value: often contains enriched uranium
    title: Fuel Cycle Facilities