Segregation, radioactive waste

Segregate radioactive waste on the basis of its half-life if local waste program requires such segregation. This can allow savings in waste removal costs by allowing shorter-lived isotopes to decay on-site. 

Laboratories may employ either in-house or contractor janitorial staff. The housekeeping staff needs initial training and routine re-training for areas that are off-limits for routine cleaning or trash disposal. An individual laboratory may have several trash receptacles to segregate normal trash, radioactive waste, and hazardous chemical waste. Housekeeping staff should be trained to recognize the various hazard symbols and placards and the appropriate response to each. 

Radioactive wastes segregated, stored properly in clearly designated containers, removed frequently... 

Connections for adcfition of a permanent evaporation subsystem are provided in the event that site conditions warrant. Mixed waste will be segregated from the other types of radioactive waste for packaging. 

To manage the radioactive wastes adequately and ensure that packaging follows regulatory requirements, practical guidelines and appropriate forms must be developed and distributed to team members responsible for cleanup and recovery operations. Segregation and treatment guidelines must also be developed before the cleanup and recovery work begins. For example ... 

The liquid waste processing system is provided for use in the processing and handling of radioactive wastes generated during various modes of plant operation. The system is designed to receive, segregate, process, monitor, and recycle for reuse all primary... 

The generation of radioactive waste shall be kept to the minimum praaicable, in terms of both its activity and volume. This includes die selection control of materials, the recycle and raise of materials and the implonentation of qiprt riate operating procedures. Enqihasis should be placed on the segregation of different types of waste and materials. 

Provide the means to segregate solid wastes (trash) by radioactivity level and to temporarily store the wastes. 

The successful management of radioactive waste depends in part on adequate classification and segregation. 

Lurther instructions on how to segregate wastes should be developed in accordance with needs at the facihties concerned. Lor the purposes of determining treatment, handling and storage arrangements, it is convenient to classify radioactive waste further on the basis of ... 

Liquid radioactive waste, which is mainly water based, should be classified for processing purposes according to its specific activity and its content of chemical substances. Lor instance, radioactive waste containing boric acid or organic matter may need special treatment. Non-aqueous radioactive waste such as oil should be segregated for separate treatment. 

Solid radioactive waste should be classified according to its nature and activity for instance, sludges, cartridge filters, contaminated equipment and components, ventilation filters and miscellaneous items (such as paper, plastic, towels) may be segregated in accordance with the type of treatment and conditioning process, such as compaction, incineration or immobilization. 

The segregation of radioactive waste into appropriate categories should be carried out as near to the point of generation as practicable. The waste should be segregated in accordance with written procedures. 

Radioactive waste produced in and around the reactor facilities is also a source of radiation and should be minimized to the extent possible. It should be segregated, contained and shielded, and placed in designated locations prior to its storage, treatment or disposal. 

Following appropriate documented procedures for the segregation, treatment and packaging of radioactive waste, on the basis of the physical and chemical form and the pyrophoric nature of the radionuclide, and the method of storage and/or disposal ... 

Handling and disposal of chemical, infectious, pharmaceutical, radioactive, and general health care wastes and waste segregation. Industrial Training Systems Corporation Rental 95 (3-day), 175 (10-day) Purchase 295... 

Major achievements for the success of this project was the establishment of the project s free release criteria and the ability to effectively sort, segregate, and ship waste to multiple waste disposal centers. Without this waste program, the field accomplishments would have been less efficient. The free release criteria also established the accepted level of residual radioactivity allowable at the end of the project. The basic decommissioning process, that is, assessment, radiological control, stabilization, separation of contamination from the facility, monitoring, waste minimization, isolation of the contamination, volume reduction, disposal, restoration of the facility, and closure was used. 

Other Appiications Nuclear fuel reprocessing operations generate different types of effluents. Chemical segregation of most or all the radioactive components from the inactive bulk constituents of the waste can reduce the... 

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