WordNet
low-level radioactive waste
n. (medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests)
Usage examples of "low-level radioactive waste".
To force the states to take some responsibility, Congress in 1980 passed the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, which declared that each state would be held responsible for the disposal of low-level waste generated within its borders.