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[en] Cementation of spent sealed sources is performed by the Radioactive Waste Management Group of the Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy (IPEN). The sealed sources are collected in different areas of the country and brought to the RACSO nuclear centre, a national storage and conditioning facility for spent sources from industry and medical institutions. In addition to its amenities dedicated to research and the production of radioisotopes, the RACSO nuclear centre features a complex of some 1.5 ha for radioactive waste management that includes an infiltration bed and chemical treatment plant for liquid waste, compacting equipment and trenches for solid radioactive waste, a tank for the elimination of biological residues and a temporary storage emplacement for radioactive waste immobilized in cement cylinder casings. The steps described are the unpacking, identification of spent sealed sources, placement of the source in shielding, cementation, solidification, tagging and storage, as well as the actions taken to comply with the appropriate measures of radiological protection. (author)
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Fuentes selladas en Peru: Avances y perspectivas
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International Atomic Energy Agency, Department of Nuclear Safety, Vienna (Austria); Commissao Nacional de Energia Nuclear, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); 392 p; Dec 1998; p. 199-208; International conference on Goiania, ten years later; Goiania (Brazil); 26-31 Oct 1997; 6 refs, 6 figs, 3 tabs
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