title: [Estimation of cost-saving for reducing radioactive waste from nuclear medicine facilities by implementing decay in storage (DIS) in Japan].
abstract: DIS has not yet been implemented in Japan as of 2011. Therefore, even if risk was negligible, medical institutions have to entrust radioactive temporal waste disposal to Japan Radio Isotopes Association (JRIA) in the current situation. To decide whether DIS should be implemented in Japan or not, cost-saving effect of DIS was estimated by comparing the cost that nuclear medical facilities pay. By implementing DIS, the total annual cost for all nuclear medical facilities in Japan is estimated to be decreased to 30 million yen or less from 710 million yen. DIS would save 680 million yen (96%) per year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology Shiga University of Medical Science.
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kida
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hiraki
authors.forename: Ichirou
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Toshioh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujibuchi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D007564:Japan; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000191:economics; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000191:economics*; D011851:Radioactivity; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000191:economics*
chemical_list: D011850:Radioactive Waste