Development of different analytical techniques to investigate radionuclides difficult to measure and to improve detection limits.
Abstract
The radioactive waste management is a challenging task faced by nuclear power
countries and is a prime concern for the public and therefore for control authorities. In France,
several nuclear facilities were shut down few years ago and are now under dismantling. In these
facilities, after the disposal of different equipments (glove boxes etc.) and a cleaning-up step,
laboratories are subject to decommissioning and sometimes demolition. In order to establish the
working procedure of dismantling, an inventory on the radioactive level of the various materials
and areas is essential. Furthermore, correct waste classification is crucial to define the appropriate
final disposal repository and also to keep disposal cost down to a minimum. For all these
characterizations, the laboratory in CEA Saclay (LASE) develops radiochemical procedures and
analytical techniques to provide results with high confidence level and with very low detection
limits.
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