• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Gamma-spectrometric measurement procedure for a clearance concept of radioactively contaminated mercury from nuclear facilities
  • Contributor: Klass, Larissa [Author]; Ritz, Philipp [Author]; Hirsch, Marius [Author]; Kettler, John [Author]; Havenith, Andreas [Author]; Wilden, Andreas [Author]; Modolo, Giuseppe [Author]
  • Published: Springer Science + Business Media B.V., 2021
  • Published in: Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry 329, 565–580 (2021). doi:10.1007/s10967-021-07840-7
  • Language: English
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07840-7
  • ISSN: 0022-4081
  • Origination:
  • Footnote: Diese Datenquelle enthält auch Bestandsnachweise, die nicht zu einem Volltext führen.
  • Description: Radioactive mercury waste constitutes a significant challenge, as no approved disposal concept yet exists for such waste in Germany. This work describes a decontamination and measurement procedure for a possible clearance of mercury from nuclear facilities and release into reuse or conventional hazardous waste disposal to reduce the amount of mercury in a nuclear repository. The measurement setup and procedure were developed and evaluated including Monte-Carlo N-Particle® Transport Code simulations to ensure conservative assumptions during the measurements. Results from decontaminated mercury samples show that a clearance pursuant to the German regulations would be feasible.
  • Access State: Open Access