Editing Nuclear power (section)

==== Low-level waste ====
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The nuclear industry also produces a large volume of [[low-level waste]], with low radioactivity, in the form of contaminated items like clothing, hand tools, water purifier resins, and (upon decommissioning) the materials of which the reactor itself is built. Low-level waste can be stored on-site until radiation levels are low enough to be disposed of as ordinary waste, or it can be sent to a low-level waste disposal site.<ref>{{cite web |title=NRC: Low-Level Waste |url=https://www.nrc.gov/waste/low-level-waste.html |website=www.nrc.gov |access-date=28 August 2018 |language=en |archive-date=17 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817193533/https://www.nrc.gov/waste/low-level-waste.html |url-status=live }}</ref>