Published July 2011 | Version v1
Book

Activities and Issues in Monitoring Scrap Metal against Radioactive Sources

Creators

  • 1. Environmental Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL (United States)

Description

Scrap metal is an important internationally traded commodity: • Scrap Metal Industry - First link of the manufacturing supply chain; - A capital-intensive industry. • In the U.S. (ISRI, 2006) - 17 million tons exported; - 90 million tons recycled; - 2 out of 3 tons of steel made used ferrous scrap; - Conserves resources and provides energy savings

Part of:
Control and Management of Radioactive Material Inadvertently Incorporated into Scrap Metal. Proceedings of an International Conference. Additional CD

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
IAEA
Imprint Place
Vienna (Austria)
ISBN
978-92-0-114910-7
Imprint Title
Control and Management of Radioactive Material Inadvertently Incorporated into Scrap Metal. Proceedings of an International Conference. Additional CD
Imprint Pagination
[1 CD-ROM]
Series
Proceedings Series
Journal Page Range
13 p.
ISSN
0074-1884

Conference

Title
International Conference on Control and Management of Radioactive Material Inadvertently Incorporated into Scrap Metal
Dates
23-27 Feb 2009
Place
Tarragona (Spain)

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45037142
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
EXPORTS; METAL INDUSTRY; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SCRAP METALS; STEELS
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; ELEMENTS; INDUSTRY; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SCRAP; SOLID WASTES; TRADE; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES

Optional Information

Notes
Published as PowerPoint Presentation only
Secondary number(s)
STI/PUB--1502(CD)