Collection and Segregation of Radioactive Waste. Principals for Characterization and Classification of Radioactive Waste
Radioactive wastes are generated by all activities which utilize radioactive materials as part of their processes. Generally such activities include all steps in the nuclear fuel cycle (for power generation) and non-fuel cycle activities. The increasing production of radioisotopes in a Member State without nuclear power must be accompanied by a corresponding development of a waste management system. An overall waste management scheme consists of the following steps: segregation, minimization, treatment, conditioning, storage, transport, and disposal. To achieve a satisfactory overall management strategy, all steps have to be complementary and compatible. Waste segregation and minimization are of great importance mainly because they lead to cost reduction and reduction of dose commitments to the personnel that handle the waste. Waste characterization plays a significant part in the waste segregation and waste classification processes, it implicates required waste treatment process including the need for the safety assessment of treatment conditioning and storage facilities.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Defense Programs (DP) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 759867
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-98-4212; TRN: US0004510
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International Atomic Energy Agency Seminar on Management of Radioactive Waste from Application of Radioisotopes in Medicine, Industry and Research, Tashkent (UZ), 09/28/1998--10/02/1998; Other Information: PBD: 28 Sep 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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