Implementation of graded approach in ensuring safety in management of emergency and legacy radioactive waste in Ukraine

Ukraine has accumulated large amounts of Chernobyl-origin emergency radioactive waste stored in the
Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and beyond, as well as legacy radioactive waste in the Radon-type
facilities and military sites of the former Soviet Union. Management of such radioactive waste
requires the application of a graded approach, in particular, ranking of sites with such radioactive
waste by the degree of hazard. Based on the results of ranking, a decision is made on one of the
three options: urgent removal of radioactive waste from the site, delayed removal of radioactive
waste from the site, and absence of necessity to remove radioactive waste from the site. If it is
decided to leave radioactive waste at the site, the graded approach determines the scope of measures
to maintain the safety level of that site. This paper presents methodological aspects and experience
of the practical application of the graded approach to ensure the safe management of emergency and
legacy radioa...

Source: Journal of Radiological Protection - August 23, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: Kateryna Fuzik, Sergii Kondratiev, Iryna Kutina, Ievgen Nikolaiev and Yevhen Veselov Source Type: research