WESF /sup 137/Cs gamma ray sources

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6528826

Kenna, B T

The Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF) at Hanford, Washington has been separating cesium from stored liquid defense waste since 1945. This is done to alleviate the heat generated by the decay of radioactive /sup 137/Cs. The cesium is converted to CsCl, doubly encapsulated in 316L Stainless Steel, and placed in storage. Recently, the By-products Utilization Program has demonstrated the potential utility of these WESF /sup 137/Cs capsules as gamma radiation sources. Registration of the WESF /sup 137/Cs capsule with the NRC as a sealed gamma source would facilitate the licensing of non-DOE irradiation facilities using this source. To grant this registration, the NRC requires characteristics of the capsule. It must also be demonstrated that the capsule will maintain its integrity under both normal circumstances and specified abnormal conditions. This report provides the required information through collation of results of studies and tests done previously by other laboratories. 50 references, 5 figures, 7 tables.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6528826
• Report Number(s): SAND-82-1492; ON: DE85000676
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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