Radioactive waste management of nuclear medicine in vivo diagnostic services unit

Activities in the in vivo diagnostic nuclear medicine services unit will produce radioactive waste either in solid burned form, solid compacted, liquid, unused sealed radioactive source/substance and unused Mo-99/Tc-99m generator. In order for making those radioactive waste to be properly managed to protect and ensure the safety of personnel/radiation workers, patients/communities and the environment from radiation exposure, the permit holder (PI) as a radioactive waste producer obligated to conduct the collection and classification of radioactive waste in accordance with Article 7 of Government Regulation No. 61 of 2013 on Radioactive Waste Management and Article 4 & 22 of Regulation of The head of Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (BAPETEN) Number 8 Year 2016 on Low and Medium Level Radioactive Waste Treatment. If the classified collected radioactive waste is not directly sent to the Radioactive Waste Technology Center - National Nuclear Energy Agency (PTLR - BATAN), PI obliged to store it temporarily in a storage room which fulfills the requirements. If the classified collected radioactive waste will be sent to PTLR - BATAN, PI obliged to fulfill the provisions on the of radioactive waste/substances transportation. (author)