ENTOMB definition

ENTOMB means a method of decommissioning in which radioactive contaminants are encased in a structurally long-lived material, and such entombment structure is appropriately maintained and continued surveillance is carried out until the radioactivity decays to a level permitting decommissioning and ultimate unrestricted release of the property.
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