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Radioactive waste that may include high levels of activity concentration of short-lived radionuclides but only relatively low levels of activity concentration of long-lived radionuclides, making it suitable for near surface disposal. Classification of material as LLW and its suitability for a particular disposal facility will need to be demonstrated by a safety case for the facility. ([https://www.iaea.org/publications/8154/classification-of-radioactive-waste IAEA GSG-1], 2009)


''[[ICRP Glossary]] entry - May 2019''