Enum: WasteSourceEnum

Sources of radioactive waste generation

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
NUCLEAR_POWER_PLANTS	None	Waste from commercial nuclear power generation
MEDICAL_APPLICATIONS	None	Waste from nuclear medicine and radiotherapy
INDUSTRIAL_APPLICATIONS	None	Waste from industrial use of radioactive materials
RESEARCH_FACILITIES	None	Waste from research reactors and laboratories
NUCLEAR_WEAPONS_PROGRAM	None	Waste from defense nuclear activities
DECOMMISSIONING	None	Waste from dismantling nuclear facilities
URANIUM_MINING	None	Waste from uranium extraction and processing
FUEL_CYCLE_FACILITIES	None	Waste from fuel fabrication, enrichment, and reprocessing

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
description: Sources of radioactive waste generation
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
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