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Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal

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<strong>Waste</strong> Classification vs WAC<br />

<strong>Waste</strong> classification systems<br />

• provide a national system of classification for<br />

managing all types of radioactive waste<br />

• Do not specify criteria for individual facilities<br />

WAC<br />

• Specific to a particular storage or disposal facility<br />

• Provide detailed specifications for waste to meet<br />

before it can be accepted at a particular storage or<br />

disposal facility.<br />

IAEA 18

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