1. RADIATION PROCESSING IN THE CHANGING WORLD
NICSTAR 2015
RADIATION PROCESSING IN THE CHANGING WORLD
Mumbai, India, 5th March 2015

2. The Role of Recycling In Cobalt Supply and Disposal SESSION 1
COBALT-60 SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT AND IRRADIATORS
The Role of Recycling
In Cobalt Supply and Disposal
by Jens Baldeweg and Dr. Manfred Frenzel
Company Profile 2

3. The Role of Recycling
In Cobalt Supply and Disposal
Pre-work
How and where do we get access to Cobalt-60 sources as „raw“ material for our recycling process?
Small sources from industrial users like level gauges, NDT companies
Sources from research centers and universities
Standard sized sources (11 x 451 mm) from industrial irradiation facilities
Sources from medical users like cancer centers

4. The Role of Recycling
In Cobalt Supply and Disposal
Pre-work
How do we collect sources from medical users?
Dismantling of a teletherapy device and unloading of the Co-60 source into one of our special type B(U) container
Technical solutions for nearly all existing types of devices combined with experienced staff
Dangerous goods shipments from customer site to our Hot Cell

5. Theratron Gammatron Alcyon Picker The Role of Recycling
In Cobalt Supply and Disposal
Pre-work
Teletherapy unit examples
Theratron
Gammatron
Alcyon
Picker

6. The Role of Recycling
In Cobalt Supply and Disposal
Pre-work
How do we handle sources in the phase of interim storage?
Visual inspection inside Hot Cell
Wipe tests
Interim storage until recycling process starts
Dose rate measurements
Certification tasks
Authority reports
2 Hot Cell facilities, additional dry storage facilities and waterpool available

7. In Cobalt Supply and Disposal
The Role of Recycling
In Cobalt Supply and Disposal
Cobalt-60 recycling
Production of our R38 large format industrial source
Source details:
Diameter 38 mm
Max. length 703 mm
Max. activity Ci / 925 TBq
German special form certificate
D/0083/S-96 (Rev.3)
Co-60
Co-60

8. The Role of Recycling
In Cobalt Supply and Disposal
Cobalt-60 recycling
Impressions during inside our
source production Hot Cell in Berlin

9. The Role of Recycling
In Cobalt Supply and Disposal
Potential customers / users
Some field examples of dry storage facilities

10. The Role of Recycling
In Cobalt Supply and Disposal
Potential customers / users
Some field examples of dry storage facilities

11. The Role of Recycling
In Cobalt Supply and Disposal
Summary
Why should we recycle Cobalt-60 sources?
Reduce the number of disused sources
Find a reasonable re-use
Prolong the lifetime of existing sources by at least another 20 years
Economize the activation of raw Cobalt
Solutions for the end of life of a source
Basics and licenses
ISO 9001:2008 certified
Y/1113/98, German Handling Licence
T1/2493/12/0, Road shipping licence
Z/2521/13/0, Working Licence to work at customer sites

12. MANY THANKS
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