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A custom-built shielded storage cabinet for LLRW.

M C Erdman1, W F Haggard

  • 1Health Physics Office, Penn State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033, USA. merdman@psghs.edu

Health Physics
|January 29, 2000
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A new shielded storage cabinet offers a solution for radioactive waste management. This design addresses issues with traditional storage pits for short-lived low-level radioactive waste (LLRW).

Area of Science:

  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Background:

  • Storage pits have historically been used for the decay-in-storage of short-lived low-level radioactive waste (LLRW).
  • This method presents several challenges and problems that require innovative solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and introduce a novel shielded storage cabinet.
  • To provide an effective alternative to traditional storage pits for LLRW management.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a specialized shielded storage cabinet.
  • Focus on features designed to mitigate problems associated with LLRW decay-in-storage.

Main Results:

  • The designed cabinet effectively addresses the issues encountered with storage pit utilization.

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  • Provides a safer and more efficient method for LLRW decay-in-storage.

    • Conclusions:

    • The shielded storage cabinet represents a significant improvement in LLRW management.
    • Offers a viable and improved solution for the decay-in-storage of short-lived radioactive materials.