The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) published a January 2026 report titled: Solid Waste Landfills and Radioactive Material Survey Report (“Report”).

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Radioactive waste is generated from the operation of nuclear power plants, nuclear fuel cycle facilities, and from the use of radionuclides in research, healthcare, accelerators, and industrial ...

Radioactive waste is generated not only by the nuclear industry but by industries using radioactive materials or resulting from technological processes that involve naturally occurring radioactive ...

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