[en] Construction of LEDF (Large Equipment Dismantling Facility) is being planned by Waste Management Section. This purpose of LEDF is the melting treatment of the radioactive waste in OEC (O-arai Engineering Center) and the waste package in JAERI (O-arai Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute). It is also considered about the disposal plan of the future. Therefore LEDF has the sorting process of waste because of the removal of problematic substances. But that process is conducted using its human eyes. This process needs automatic operation because of high classification accuracy, high reliability, burden reduction of a worker. Then we select EXFS (Energy dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer), and conducted the measurement of waste (a sample) with this device. That purpose is to confirm an application as the sorting device. A confirmation result is shown in the following. (1) Sorting performance. Measurement is possible without pretreatment, if it is metal. However, sorting is difficult when paint, plating, impurities, etc. are shown in the surface. (2) Measurement position. It is necessary to set a gap of the measurement thing from a measurement position to 4mm or less. (3) Radiation influence. Because the background had risen by the influence of a radiant ray, the distinction of Fluorescence X-ray became difficult. Therefore the distinction of materials became impossible. Aluminum is influenced specially by it. As a conclusion, the application nature of EXFS thing Sorting System is high. But there is a bad influence by radiation. Therefore, difficult is installation into the cell. In order to apply EXFS to LEDF, it is necessary to place it outside the cell and to use as the help of the visual inspection. (author)