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Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2010 Meeting


Section: Applied Nuclear Physics


Title:
Tests and measurements for radioactive material transport and storage packages


Authors:
Georgeta Iancso (1), Beatris Neacsu (1)


Affiliation:
(1) Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering - IFIN HH, Radioisotopes and Radiation Metrology Department (DRMR)


E-mail
giancso@ifin.nipne.ro, beatris.neacsu@gmail.com,


Keywords:
tests and measurements,radioactive waste transport and storage packages


Abstract:
This paper describes tests and measurements available at “Horia Hulubei” National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (I.F.I.H. – HH), Romania, for radioactive waste transport and storage packages. Testing and Nuclear Expertise Laboratory of IFIN-HH is accredited by national competent authorities to perform tests for radioactive material transport and storage packages. Transport and storage packages which are tested in Testing and Nuclear Expertise Laboratory are of two types: containers and type A packages - which could be for solid radioactive waste (which was mainly tested in the last years) or for liquid radioactive waste. For the above mentioned packages, Testing and Nuclear Expertise Laboratory performs certification tests and batch tests or as called, Final Quality Control tests. Tests and also methods, stands and equipments used for tests, comply with National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control and IAEA Regulations. The activities in this field are checked and supervised by Quality Assurance Department, working under the incidence of the International Quality Standards.Testing and Nuclear Expertise Laboratory elaborates Test Reports for the packages which have to be certified and Quality Certificates for the packages which are certified and have to be sent to the National Radioactive Waste Deposit or which must have an intermediate storage.This year, it will be started the decommissioned activities for the Nuclear Reactor for research and radioisotopes production, whose operates it has been stopped since 1997. Considering this and the Testing and Nuclear Expertise Laboratory experience in testing radioactive material transport and storage packages, is required an entire strategy which is expected to find solutions concerning the specific tests for new kinds of radioactive material transport and storage packages.