Waste Classification System Proposed by LeMone and Jacobi

4 Waste classification system proposed by LeMone and Jacobi. LeMone and Jacobi (1993) developed a proposed classification system for radioactive waste based primarily on a classification system developed previously by IAEA (1981) (see Section 4.1.3.1). The proposed system includes four classes of radioactive waste, which are described as follows  

This proposal differs from the others discussed previously in that the first three waste classes all would include waste that is generally acceptable for disposal in a near-surface facility. However, these three classes differ in the extent to which engineered barriers would be relied upon to inhibit migration of radionuclides and exposures of inadvertent intruders. 

LeMone and Jacobi also suggested that the proposed waste classification system could be quantified by means of the following limits 

3 IAEA Recommendations on Radioactive Waste Classification and Exemption Principles 

IAEA has been developing recommendations on classification of radioactive waste and principles for exempting radioactive waste from regulatory requirements for radioactive material for more than 30 y. This Section briefly reviews these developments. 

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