in-situ Electrochemical Characterization of Grouted Radioactive Waste

Practical Solutions to Radioactive Waste Characterization

The movement or storage of containers of radioactive waste requires characterization of the contents for radioactivity to verify conformance with transportation and waste acceptance controls. Spectroscopy of the emitted gamma rays is often the only viable method of assay of the contents. The spectrum analysis must include suitable efficiency, attenuation and geometry corrections for bulk contai...

Characterization of Radioactive Waste Drums by Non Destructive Gamma Spectrometry

Assay of the radioactive content of waste drums is important for inventory and waste disposal purposes. The sampling of the drum content is a difficult, time and labor consuming procedure, involving special radiation protection considerations. On the other hand the characterization of waste drums containing radioactivity by measuring the drum as a whole (without opening) offers overall simplici...

Disposal of Radioactive Waste

Perhaps the most important single problem arising from the increasing use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes is how to dispose of the growing amounts of radioactive waste. Many of its complex aspects were discussed at the scientific conference on the disposal of radioactive waste held by IAEA in Monaco from 16 to 21 November 1959. The conference was organized jointly with UNESCO, with the c...

Cements in Radioactive Waste Disposal

The use of cement and concrete to immobilise radioactive waste is complicated by the wideranging nature of inorganic cementing agents available as well as the range of service environments in which cement is used and the different functions expected of cement. For example, Portland cement based concretes are widely used as structural materials for construction of vaults and tunnels. These const...

Radioactive Waste Management