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transuranic

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transuranic, transuranian, transuranium
(of an element) having an atomic number greater than that of uranium


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The DOE is ahead of schedule on packaging nuclear materials for disposal, disposing of low-level waste, and removing buildings, but lags on the tougher and costlier tasks of disposing of transuranic and radioactive tank wastes and closing tanks that contained radioactive waste.
The Department of Energy has never justified the need for doubling the amount of transuranic waste for the experimental program," says Sen.
The Department of Energy recently found that by segregating transuranic waste it could save more than $2 million a year in waste disposal costs.
 
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