Major Unresolved Issues Preventing a Timely Resolution to Radioactive Waste Disposal

Radioactive wastes vary widely in volume, composition, and intensity of radioactivity depending on the materials and nature of the operations from which they originate. Most of the radioactive wastes generated today are from the Department of Energy's (DOE) weapons program, commercial nuclear reactors, and nuclear fuel cycle activities, mainly at fuel fabrication and reprocessing facilities.