Published June 2008 | Version v1
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Discussion on the decommissioning problems and way of high activity cobalt-60

Creators

  • 1. Nuclear and Radiation Center, SEPA, Beijing (China)
  • 2. Radiation Environment Supervision Station of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing (China)

Description

There are many high activity cobalt-60 sources in China, and now it faces how to decommission them. The author has discussed some problems of decommissioning and tried to find a better way to deal with them. (authors)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Safety (Beijing)
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 26-29
ISSN
1672-5360

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
47083457
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Descriptors DEI
ACTIVITY LEVELS; CHINA; COBALT 60; DECOMMISSIONING; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GAMMA SOURCES; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; REGULATIONS; SAFETY; TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; COBALT ISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LAWS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Notes
4 figs., 4 refs.