1. ESS Handbook on Radiation Protection Chapter 5 – Radioactive material
Ida Bergström
Radiation Protection Officer
10 April, 2018

2. Chapter 5 – Radioactive materials
Based on
Fermilab radiological handbook (toc)
Ringhals’ (Swedish nuclear facility) rules and procedures on handling of radioactive sources
CERN handling of radioactive sources
SSM’s regulations

3. Chapter 5 – Radioactive materials
5.1 Definitions 5.2 Identification of radioactive material 5.3 Transportation 5.4 Waste management 5.5 Radioactive liquids and Airborne radioactivity 5.6 Handling of radioactive sources

4. Ch 5 - In progress or Missing
RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
License missing (delivery pending)
IDENTIFICATION
Marking and labelling of radioactive material / storage
Indelible plastic cards
Stickers (medium, small, tiny)
Signage for storages
ESS asset identifier

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TRANSPORTATION
ESS Rules for external and internal transportation of dangerous goods (ESS )
External follows ADR; Internal guided by ADR.
Used 9 April during radiation source transport
Left to do:
Request forms for acquisition of radioactive sources (procurement, lending)
Request forms for transport of dangerous goods
Forms for Receipt approval and Dispatch approval
Procedure for transport of dangerous goods

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RADIOACTIVE WASTE
Summary of waste program, references to other documentation
Plan for Radioactive Waste handbook
Other documentation:
ESS Radioactive Waste program discussed during ESHAC #7
Waste management plan for ESS first stage commissioning (ESS )
Waste management plan for ESS (ESS )
Waste management strategy for ESS (ESS )
PSAR chapter 7 (ESS ) (revised in April)

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RADIOACTIVE LIQUIDS
Part of waste
Shall end up in waste building (by piping or transport)

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HANDLING OF RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
Will need update with progress of ESS project.
Chapter is missing handling of other radioactive material
Procedures for handling (who, where, what)
Other documentation
Rules and routines for laboratory work in the Radiological Materials Laboratory (ESS )
ESS Procedure for use of RML (ESS )

9. Thank you!