The free release of dismantled materials: The practical case of the BR3 reactor

Michel Klein; Sven Moers

doi:10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00148-2

The free release of dismantled materials: The practical case of the BR3 reactor

Michel Klein, Sven Moers

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Abstract

The dismantling of a nuclear power reactor produces a large quantity and variety of obsolete materials. Besides the activated materials which must be evacuated as radioactive waste, a large quantity of materials can either be recycled in the nuclear sector or free released as non-radioactive materials. Dismantling is a complex task so that to achieve our main goal of minimisation of radioactive waste production, it requires the set-up of procedures and free release criteria, a strict follow-up and a traceability at all steps. The free release of obsolete materials can be achieved by several processes such as, melting in a nuclear foundry, or by various physical and chemical decontamination processes. The final key point is the measurement of a very low level radioactivity for large items or for a high throughput. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	323-329
Number of pages	7
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	53
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00148-2
State	Published - 15 Jul 2000
Event	ICRM Conference on Low-Level Measurement Techniques - Mol, Belgium Duration: 18 Oct 1999 → 22 Oct 1999

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