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Title: Byproduct
Post by: Rennhack on Nov 23, 2005, 02:57

Byproduct is (1) any radioactive material (except special nuclear material) yielded in, or made radioactive by, exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or using special nuclear material (as in a reactor); and (2) the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from ore (see 10 CFR 20.1003).

Title: Re: Byproduct
Post by: Rennhack on Nov 28, 2005, 09:14

1)radioactive materials left over from the production or use of special nuclear material; 2) the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source material content