FEASIBILITY STUDY ON UTILIZATION OF VITRIFIED WASTES AS RADIATION SOURCES

Authors
MAKUUCHI K YOSHII F HYAKUTAKE K
Citation
K. Makuuchi et al., FEASIBILITY STUDY ON UTILIZATION OF VITRIFIED WASTES AS RADIATION SOURCES, Radiation physics and chemistry, 46(4-6), 1995, pp. 523-526
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Chemistry Physical","Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
Radiation physics and chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
0969806X
Volume
46
Issue
4-6
Year of publication
1995
Part
1
Pages
523 - 526
Database
ISI
SICI code
0969-806X(1995)46:4-6<523:FSOUOV>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A feasibility study on utilization of vitrified high level waste as ra diation source has been carried out. Natural rubber latex was radiatio n vulcanized with VW to demonstrate the feasibility. The dose rate was 0.1 kGy/hr. As a sensitizer, n-butyl acrylate was added. Negligible s mall activation of NR latex by neutron from the waste was observed. Th e residual sensitizer in the irradiated latex and physical properties of film molded from the irradiated latex were the same level with the conventional RVNRL with gamma-rays from Co-60. These results suggested that vitrified high level waste can be used as an industrial radiatio n source.