transformation of a given nuclide into another nuclide by a nuclear reaction
Note 1 to entry: In the domain of waste management transmutation means the transformation of longer lived radionuclides into shorter lived or stable radionuclides. Note 2 to entry: The term incineration sometimes used in this meaning of a word is deprecated. Note 3 to entry: This entry was numbered 393-13-37 in IEC 60050-393:2003.
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