Assessment of radon release from radium bearing low-level wastes from a near surface disposal facility

Li Yu, Dirk Mallants, Geert Olyslaegers

    Research outputpeer-review

    Abstract

    In the disposal of radium bearing waste in a near-surface disposal facility, the exhalation of radon should be carefully controlled within an allowable limit. Preliminary investigations about the exhalation of radon from a disposal container (monolith) due to conditioned radium bearing waste have been carried out in this report. A comparison is made with natural radon release from concrete structures from the disposal facility.
    Original languageEnglish
    PublisherSCK CEN
    Number of pages59
    Edition0
    StatePublished - Mar 2010

    Publication series

    NameSCK•CEN Reports
    PublisherStudiecentrum voor Kernenergie
    No.ER-118

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