Kärnenergiteknik

This International Standard applies specifically to the nuclear criticality safety of solid nuclear wastes.

The standard also applies to small quantities of liquids and/or slurries containing fissile nuclides, which are either intimately associated with the solid nuclear waste materials or arise as a result of processing or handling the waste. For example, damp solid waste items.

The Standard does not apply to bulk or process liquids (including higher concentration process solutions) or fuel assemblies (either irradiated or un-irradiated). Fuel rods are also not within the scope of this standard.

All stages of the waste life cycle are within the scope of the Standard. This standard may also be applied to the transport of solid nuclear waste outside the boundaries of nuclear establishments, noting that national and/or international Regulations may take precedence.

This document specifies the requirements for personal contamination monitoring and dose assessment following wounds involving radioactive materials. It includes requirements for the direct monitoring at the wound site, monitoring of uptake of radionuclides into the body and assessment of local and systemic doses following the wound event.

It does not address:

— Details of monitoring and assessment methods for specific radionuclides;

— Monitoring and dose assessment for materials in contact with intact skin, including hot particles;

— Therapeutic protocols.