Intermediate Level Ion Exchange Resin (Decontamination)

Metallic Waste

Submarine Refitting Wastes (Soft Trash)

Site and Facilities Decommissioning Waste: Steel and Building Rubble

When nuclear powered submarines leave naval service the nuclear fuel is removed, equipment taken off and the vessel prepared for storage afloat. This process is called decommissioning, but in the naval sense, and is distinct from the decommissioning of nuclear power stations. After naval decommissioning, radioactivity remains contained within the reactor compartment structures.