Geostatistical mapping of CS-137 contamination depth in building structures by integrating ISOCS measurements of different spatial supports

Bart Rogiers; Sven Boden; Diederik Jacques

doi:10.1115/ICEM2013-96234

Geostatistical mapping of CS-137 contamination depth in building structures by integrating ISOCS measurements of different spatial supports

Bart Rogiers, Sven Boden, Diederik Jacques

Dismantling and Decontamination

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Abstract

Reliable methods to determine the contamination depth in nuclear building structures are very much needed for minimizing the radioactive waste volume and the decontamination workload. This paper investigates the geostatistical integration of in situ gamma-ray spectroscopy measurements of different spatial supports. A case study is presented from the BR3 decommissioning project, yielding an estimated reduction of waste volume of ~35%, and recommendations are made for future application of the proposed methodology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the ASME 2013 15th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ICEM2013 (on CD)
Place of Publication	United States
Pages	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2013-96234
State	Published - Sep 2013
Event	2013 - ICEM: 15th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management - ASME, Belgoprocess, SCK•CEN, Brussels Duration: 8 Sep 2013 → 12 Sep 2013

Conference

Conference	2013 - ICEM
Abbreviated title	ICEM'13
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Brussels
Period	2013-09-08 → 2013-09-12

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10.1115/ICEM2013-96234

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Rogiers, B., Boden, S., & Jacques, D. (2013). Geostatistical mapping of CS-137 contamination depth in building structures by integrating ISOCS measurements of different spatial supports. In Proceedings of the ASME 2013 15th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ICEM2013 (on CD) (pp. 1-3). https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2013-96234

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Geostatistical mapping of CS-137 contamination depth in building structures by integrating ISOCS measurements of different spatial supports. / Rogiers, Bart ; Boden, Sven ; Jacques, Diederik.
Proceedings of the ASME 2013 15th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ICEM2013 (on CD). United States, 2013. p. 1-3.

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Rogiers B , Boden S , Jacques D. Geostatistical mapping of CS-137 contamination depth in building structures by integrating ISOCS measurements of different spatial supports. In Proceedings of the ASME 2013 15th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ICEM2013 (on CD). United States. 2013. p. 1-3 doi: 10.1115/ICEM2013-96234