disposal — [[t]dɪspo͟ʊz(ə)l[/t]] 1) PHRASE: usu PHR after v, v link PHR If you have something at your disposal, you are able to use it whenever you want, and for whatever purpose you want. If you say that you are at someone s disposal, you mean that you are … English dictionary
Disposal of human corpses — is the practice and process of dealing with the remains of a deceased human being. Human corpses present both a sanitation and public health risk. Like most animals, when humans die, their bodies start to decompose, emitting a foul odor and… … Wikipedia
Garbage disposal — A garbage disposal, waste disposal unit, or garburator / garbarator (Canada) is a device, usually electrically powered, installed under a kitchen sink between the sink s drain and the trap which shreds food waste into pieces small enough to pass… … Wikipedia
Illegal disposal of bodies in the water — happens for various reasons, including the main difference between a burial at sea and a burial on land: the difficulty in exhuming the body. Sometimes this difference is desired to dispose of bodies outside of the law. Disposal of evidenceThere… … Wikipedia
Nuclear Waste Policy Act — During the first 40 years that nuclear waste was being created in the United States, no legislation was enacted to manage its disposal. Nuclear waste, some of which remains dangerously radioactive with a half life of more than one million years,… … Wikipedia
Nuclear energy in the European Union — Infobox Geopolitical organisation native name = European Union Countries with Nuclear Energy The nuclear energy in the European Union accounts approximately 15% of total energy consumption. The energy policies of the European Union (EU) member… … Wikipedia
nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them … Universalium
Nuclear energy policy of the United States — For other uses, see Nuclear policy of the United States. George W. Bush signing the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which gave extensive funding and aid to help reinvigorate the nuclear industry in America. The nuclear energy policy of the United… … Wikipedia
Hazardous waste in the United States — Under United States environmental policy, a hazardous waste is a waste (usually a solid waste) that has the potential to:*cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating… … Wikipedia
Transfer station — For railway transfer stations, see Interchange station A transfer station is a building for the temporary deposition of some wastes. Transfer stations are often used as places where local waste collection vehicles will deposit their waste cargo… … Wikipedia
Nuclear power phase-out — A nuclear power plant at Grafenrheinfeld, Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel s coalition announced on May 30, 2011, that Germany’s 17 nuclear power stations will be shut down by 2022, in a policy reversal following Japan s Fukushima Daiichi… … Wikipedia