expression, noun
radioactive waste; nuclear waste
Refers to waste materials contaminated with radioactive substances, typically from nuclear power plants or weapons production.
核のゴミの処分方法はまだ確立されていない。
A disposal method for nuclear waste has not yet been established.
この地域では核のゴミの最終処分場をめぐって議論が続いている。
In this region, debate continues over a final disposal site for nuclear waste.
More formal and technical term for radioactive waste, often used in official documents and scientific contexts.
Compound of 核 (kaku, 'nuclear') + の (no, possessive particle) + ゴミ (gomi, 'waste/trash'). A straightforward modern term.