A serious radiological accident occurred in Istambul, Turkey, in December 1998 and January 1999 when two packages used to transport 60Co teletherapy sources were sold as scrap metal. The persons who purchased the two packages opened them and broke open the shielded containers, thereby unknowingly exposing themselves and several others to radiation from at least one unshielded 60Co source. the…
On 21 June 1990, one such accident occurred at an industrial irradiation facility in Israel when an operator entered the irradiation room and was acutely exposed to radiation, with fatal consequences. This accident was the result, as was the earlier one in San Salvador, of a violation of established operating procedures. The accident in Israel, a country with a comparatively good infrastructure…
Early in 2001, serious accidental exposures involving patiens undergoing radiotherapeutic procedures were discovered in Panama. The government of Panama requested assistance from the IAEA under the terms of the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency. The IAEA immediately notified the World Health Organization (WHO) and assembled and sent to Panama a…
Occasionally, established safety procedures are violated and serious radiological consequences ensue. The radiological accident described in this report, which took place in Lilo, Georgia, was a result of such an infraction. Sealed radiation sources had been abandoned by a previous owner at a site without following established regulatory safety procedures, for example by transferring the source…
This book consist : Introduction; Background; Material and application issues; Determination of To; Determination of To for RPV material; Fluence protection including attenuation; Deterministic analysis and methods; and Probabilistic application; Conclusion. (Jml)
This book consist : Introduction; Establishing emergency response capability; Critical tasks; and Emergency preparedness considerations. (Jml)
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Recommended requirements for the safe transport of uranium hexafluoride additional to those of the regulations for the safe transport of radioactive material, 1985 Edition (As Amended 1990), safety series No. 6 (the regulations), advisory material, explanatory material. (Jml)
This book consist : Introduction; Safety principles and requirements for waste package storage; Production of waste packages; Storage facilities; Operational experience and optimal storage practices; Waste package management options after the licensed storage period; Recommended measures to ensure optimal performance of waste packages during storage; and Conclusions. (Jml)
This book consist of Introduction; Characterization objectives; Health and safety considerations; Characterization process; The radionuclide inventory; Methods and techniques for characterization; Quality assurance requirements; and Conclusions. (Jml)