Radioactive waste management and decommissioning of accelerator facilities.
During the operation of high-energy accelerators, the interaction of radiation with matter can lead to the activation of the machine components and of the surrounding infrastructures. As a result of maintenance operation and during decommissioning of the installation, considerable amounts of radioactive waste are evacuated and shall be managed according to the radiation-protection legislation. This paper gives an overview of the current practices in radioactive waste management and decommissioning of accelerators.
Ulrici
Luisa
L
CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland. luisa.ulrici@cern.ch
Magistris
Matteo
M
D003666:Decontamination; D006801:Humans; D010315:Particle Accelerators / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D018505:Waste Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods*
D011850:Radioactive Waste