General requirements and considerations

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS Objectives and basic requirements 

The low and intermediate level wastes that may be processed in an incineration facility are produced in different forms and are of different origins (e.g. from the operation, maintenance, modification and decommissioning of nuclear reactor facilities, from spent fuel reprocessing plants, from nuclear research laboratories, from hospital laboratories). Additional information on waste sources and characteristics is provided in Annex I. The radiological characteristics of the incinerator waste feed may vary considerably, and the wastes may be divided into three main categories  

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