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Predisposal management of radioactive waste from the use of radioactive material in medicine, industry, agriculture, research and education.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- IAEA
- Series:
- Safety standards series ; Number SSG-45.
- IAEA safety standards series ; Number SSG-45
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Radioactive substances--Safety regulations.
- Radioactive substances.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (112 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Vienna, Austria : International Atomic Energy Agency, [2019]
- Summary:
- This Safety Guide is applicable to the predisposal management of radioactive waste derived from the use of radioactive materials in medicine, industry, agriculture, research and education, including disused sealed radioactive sources. It focuses on waste generated at facilities such as hospitals and research centres, where radioactive waste is not usually generated in bulk quantities. It covers the managerial, administrative and technical issues associated with the safe management of radioactive waste, from its generation to its acceptance at a disposal facility or its release from regulatory control.
- Contents:
- COVER PAGE
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT NOTICE
- FOREWORD
- THE IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS
- CONTENTS
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. PROTECTION OF HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
- 3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- 4. STEPS IN THE PREDISPOSAL MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE
- 5. SAFETY CASE AND SAFETY ASSESSMENT
- 6. DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF PREDISPOSAL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES
- 7. MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
- CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW
- Appendix I
- INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY VIENNA, 2019
- TABLE 1. TYPICAL UNSEALED RADIOACTIVE SOURCES USED IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
- TABLE 2. SEALED RADIOACTIVE SOURCES USED IN MEDICINE, INDUSTRY AND RESEARCHApplicationRadionuclideHalf-
- Appendix II
- Appendix III
- Appendix IV
- Appendix V
- REFERENCES
- Annex I
- Annex II.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 92-0-157919-5
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