Handling High-Level Radwaste During Decommissioning of the MR and RFT Research Reactors

• Published in: Atomic energy (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 115; no. 5; pp. 328 - 333
• Main Authors: Volkov, V. G., Ivanov, O. P., Kolyadin, V. I., Lemus, A. V., Muzrukova, V. D., Pavlenko, V. I., Potapov, V. N., Semenov, S. G., Smirnov, S. V., Stepanov, V. E., Fadin, S. Yu, Chesnokov, A. V., Shisha, A. D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01-03-2014; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Atomic energy; Beryllium; Concrete; Decommissioning; Hadrons; Handling; Heavy Ions; Nuclear Chemistry; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Physics; Nuclear radiation; Nuclear reactors; Packaging; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Placing; R&D; Radiation; Radiation protection; Radioactive wastes; Reactors; Regulations; Research & development; Sensors; Sorting; Studies; Waste disposal; Waste sorting; Wastes; United States > US; Radiation Survey; Concrete Plug; Staging Area; Sorting Waste; Equivalent Dose Rate
• ISSN: 1063-4258; 1573-8205
• DOI: 10.1007/s10512-014-9791-6

In decommissioning research reactors, high-level wastes must be handled at all stages of the work. Remote-controlled means for measuring activity and remote-controlled machines are to be used in such operations. Methods of measuring the activity of and sorting wastes and placing them in long-term storage are examined. The technologies proposed make it possible to provide radiation protection to workers performing radiation-hazardous work and to meet the dose load requirements established by the regulations.