Abstract:Sealed radiation sources (SRS) are extensively used worldwide in agriculture, industry, medicine and different research areas.
If further use of SRS is not envisaged, and the decision is made on declaration of these disused SRSs (DSRS) as radioactive waste (RW), then legislative and regulatory requirements for RW management are fully applicable from that point.
Since DSRSs have essential distinctions from other types of RW, in particular, high specific activity, it is critically important to ensure… Show more
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