Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for nuclear waste

nuclear waste

noun as in hazardous waste

noun as in toxic waste

Advertisement

Discover More

Example Sentences

Since the nuclear waste fund began in 1983, the DOE has taken in approximately $35.8 billion from utility customers.

Millions of dollars and labor hours are being spent moving nuclear waste from bad tanks into good tanks.

Another is that nuclear waste can not be willed out of existence as easily as it is created.

Some of that material has been shipped to various nuclear-waste disposal sites in South Carolina, Nevada, and New Mexico.

There was no mystique surrounding nuclear waste, just respect for the physical threat it posed.

In February 1980, the Administration transmitted its nuclear waste management policy to the Congress.

Synonym of the day

Which one is a synonym for smile?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nuclear waste, such as: atomic waste, contaminated materials, dumping, industrial waste, poison, and pollution.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement