Radioactive Waste

Radioactive waste

Radioactive waste is waste from enterprises and institutions (ventilation emissions, wastewater, used equipment and materials, etc.) containing radioactive substances in quantities exceeding the level of natural radioactivity.

Radioactive waste is generated at nuclear fuel cycle facilities, research organizations, nuclear power plants, medical institutions and other organizations that use radioactive materials.

The main sources of radioactive waste generation are:

1. Mining and processing of uranium ores
2. Nuclear fuel production
3. Operation and decommissioning of nuclear installations
4. Use of radioisotopes in medicine, science and industry

Radioactive waste is classified according to the level of radioactivity and the half-life of the main long-lived radionuclides.

The main problems in managing radioactive waste are its safe transportation, storage and disposal. To minimize the radiation impact on the environment and the population, special technologies for managing radioactive waste are being developed.

Radioactive waste (RAW) refers to solid waste (small residues, products, shavings, dust, ash), liquid waste obtained during the manufacture, use or processing of radioactive materials, as well as gaseous waste. Any enterprise with radioactive production must monitor the accumulation of waste. Such objects are the object of increased attention to sanitation, ecology, and healthcare. The limit value of radioactive contamination is to limit 2 types of objects:

RADIOACTIVE WASTE: TECHNOLOGY FOR DISPOSAL AND PLACEMENT IN A BIOSORPTION BARRIER. During the storage of radioactive waste and the production of irradiated nuclear fuel, a large amount of secondary radioactive waste is generated. To reduce the negative impact of secondary radionuclide composition, fuel separation and thermal processing technology can be used