臺灣的核電廠所產生之放射性廢棄物除了貯存於各個電廠之外，大約還有十萬桶的廢棄物貯存於蘭嶼地區。放射性廢棄物來源包括醫用放射性物質、工業放射性物質以及在加工、農業、研究單位所產生的放射性廢棄物等。核子燃料廢棄物與再處理所殘留的廢液歸類為高放射性廢棄物，其餘的廢棄物則歸類為低放射性廢棄物，而固態放射性廢棄物為放射性廢棄物所固化成的穩定固化體。由於近幾年來環保意識的抬頭，放射性廢棄物的處置漸漸被受到重視。本文主要介紹放射性廢棄物處理的過程及最終處置的處理方法，並闡述蘭嶼貯存場附近量測之環境劑量以及瞭解臺灣目前處置放射性廢棄物的整體狀況。

In Taiwan, some radioactive waste which comes from nuclear power plants is stored in every power plant, besides,
there are 100,000 cans of waste stored in Lanyu. The source of radioactive waste includes medical radioactive materials,
industrial radioactive materials and some waste from processing industry, agriculture as well as research institution.
Nuclear fuel waste and the resting liquid waste of reprocessing are classified as high radioactive waste, the remaining
waste is low radioactive waste , and the solid radioactive waste is a kind of solid which is solidified from radioactive
waste. Due to the trend of eco-conscious, the disposal of radioactive waste has been gradually emphasized. This article
will mainly introduce the processing procedure and final disposal of radioactive waste, describing the environmental dose
which is measured nearby the Lanyu storage space, also, understanding the condition of radioactive waste disposal.