Radioactive waste is produced as a results of nuclear power generation as well as during usage of radioactive substances for industrial, medical and research purposes. As all other types of hazardous waste, radioactive waste also represents danger to human health and the environment.
However, unlike other toxic wastes, radioactivity of all nuclear waste cannot be artificially diminished. Accordingly, if the level of hazard of a chemical or biological waste can be eliminated through decomposition procedure (such as incineration, pyrolysis, chemical deactivation and others), the only way to dispose radioactive waste is its isolation from people and the environment.
One of the main objectives of the radioactive waste management department in Georgia represents radioactive waste isolation and its safe disposal in the central storage facility also physical security provision. Due to the fact that some radioactive substances preserves the ability of radiation for several thousands of years, it is necessary to guarantee their reliable isolation for the protection of future generations.
Currently, on the territory of Georgia, radioactive waste is secured and stored in the central storage facility and disposal facility.
