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Currently, public discussion on the disposal of radioactive substances in Germany and in other parts of the world is focused on the search for a suitable location for the repository for heat-generating radioactive (highly radioactive) waste.
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The de minimis concept defines a dose at which potential risks are so low that these are outside of the need for regulation.
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The Federal Ministry was renamed several times after task relocation. The term BMU subsumes this.
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According to U.S. NRC—Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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A repository inventory is an exact inventory of all radionuclides with furthermore characterising, repository-relevant information.
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HGW—Heat Generating Waste.
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Thorium occurs in the earth’s crust at a frequency of 7–13 mg/kg; it is twice to three times as abundant as uranium.
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Lersow, M., Waggitt, P. (2020). Radioactivity in Waste and Residues. In: Disposal of All Forms of Radioactive Waste and Residues. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32910-5_2
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