MANAGEMENT OF WASTE FROM THE USE OF RADIOACTIVE

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MB MATERIAL IN MEDICINE, INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE, RESEARCH AND

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ID International Atomic Energy Agency

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CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION 1

Background (1.1-1.7)1

Objective (1.8) 3

Scope (1.9-1.19) 3

Structure (1.20)5

2 PROTECTION OF HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT 5

General (2.1)5

Dose limitation (2.2) 6

Optimization of protection and safety (2.3-2.4)6

Dose constraints (2.5) 7

Control of discharges and clearance (2.6-2.14) 7

Removal of regulatory control from buildings and sites (2.15) 9

3 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 10

General (3.1-3.7) 10

Responsibilities of the regulatory body (3.8-3.10)11

Responsibilities of users generating and operators managing radioactive waste (3.11-3.19) 14

4 GENERAL SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS 16

Strategy for radioactive waste management (4.1-4.11) 16

Facilities generating radioactive waste and facilities for radioactive waste management (4.12-4.25)

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Safety assessment and environmental impact assessment (4.26-4.31) 22

5 PREDISPOSAL MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE 23

General (5.1)23

Processing of waste (5.2-5.29) 24

On-site handling (5.30-5.32) 31

Storage of radioactive waste (5.33-5.44) 32

Facilities for predisposal management of waste (5.45-5.53) 35

Off-site transport of waste (5.54-5.58) 38

Specific aspects (5.59-5.68) 40

6 ACCEPTANCE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE INTO DISPOSAL FACILITIES (6.1-6.4) 42

7RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING (7.1-7.6) 43

8MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (8.1-8.5) 45

APPENDIX I: TYPICAL RADIATION SOURCES USED IN MEDICINE, INDUSTRY,

AGRICULTURE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AND THE ASSOCIATED RADIOACTIVE WASTE

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APPENDIX II: FAULT SCHEDULE FOR SAFETY ASSESSMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

ASSESSMENTS 58

APPENDIX III: FLOW DIAGRAM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTE 59

APPENDIX IV: FLOW DIAGRAM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL RADIOACTIVE

WASTE 60

APPENDIX V: FLOW DIAGRAM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DISUSED SEALED RADIATION

SOURCES 61

APPENDIX VI: DISUSED AND SPENT RADIATION SOURCES AND IDENTIFICATION OF

TECHNIQUES FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT 62

APPENDIX VII: STRATEGY FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION OF SPENT AND/OR

DISUSED

SEALED RADIATION SOURCES 66

REFERENCES 67

CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW69

BODIES FOR THE ENDORSEMENT OF SAFETY STANDARDS 71