Published 1992 | Version v1
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Operation to collect useless radioactive sources in Brazil

Creators

  • 1. Comissao Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)

Description

The present article describes the steps and difficulties involved in the operation devised by CANE to collect a large number of radiation sources that were no longer of use to several institutions in the country, following the radiological accident that occurred in Goiania, in September of 1987. (author)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Portuguese)
Operacao 'Arrastao'; recolhimento de fontes radioativas consideradas sem mais utilidade

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 4. General Congress on Nuclear Energy. v. 2
Imprint Pagination
429 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 499-501.

Conference

Title
4. General Congress on Nuclear Energy.
Dates
5-9 Jul 1992.
Place
Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil).

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
23079645
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
AMERICIUM 241; BRAZIL; CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; IRIDIUM 192; KRYPTON 85; ORGANIZING; POLONIUM 210; PRASEODYMIUM 149; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIUM 226; SEALED SOURCES; STRONTIUM 90
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; COBALT ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; IRIDIUM ISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; KRYPTON ISOTOPES; LATIN AMERICA; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MICROSEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NANOSEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POLONIUM ISOTOPES; PRASEODYMIUM ISOTOPES; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; RARE EARTH NUCLEI; SOUTH AMERICA; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTO; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Notes
Imprint:Anais do 4. Congresso Geral de Energia Nuclear. v. 2.