Conditioning of radium-226 disused radioactive sources

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Mercedes Salgado Mojena
Niurka González Rodríguez
Juan Miguel Hernández García

Abstract

The National University Hospital of Iceland stored Ra-226 disused radioactive sources. The Icelandic Radiation Safety Authority requested assistance to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the conditioning of these sources. The IAEA opened a tender and the Radiation Protection and Hygiene Center (CPHR) presented an offer that was approved. The objective was to condition the disused sources to allow for safe storage, awaiting further management by the Hospital. The conditioned sources would be sent to a foreign company for recycling. The sources were characterized and conditioned in a Special Form Capsule for transportation. The operations were carried out safely and under the License granted to the National University Hospital by the Regulatory Body and with the supervision of the IAEA. The capsule with the Ra-226 sources was safely stored at the Department of Oncology ready to be transported.

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Salgado Mojena, M., González Rodríguez, N., & Hernández García, J. M. (1). Conditioning of radium-226 disused radioactive sources . Nucleus, (74), 32-36. Retrieved from http://nucleus.cubaenergia.cu/index.php/nucleus/article/view/797
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Ciencias Nucleares

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