Strategy and methodology for radioactive waste characterization.
Contributors: International Atomic Energy Agency.
Series: IAEA-TECDOC -- 1537.
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Vienna
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9789201002075
Subjects: Radioactive wastes -- Management.; Radioactive wastes -- Characterization.
Description: Over the past decade significant progress has been achieved in the development of waste characterization and control procedures and equipment as a direct response to ever-increasing requirements for quality and reliability of information on waste characteristics. Failure in control procedures at any step can have important, adverse consequences and may result in producing waste packages which are not compliant with the waste acceptance criteria for disposal, thereby adversely impacting the repository. The information and guidance included in this publication corresponds to recent achievements and reflects the optimum approaches, thereby reducing the potential for error and enhancing the quality of the end product. -- Publisher's description.
Notes: "March 2007"

Includes bibliographical references.

Available both in print and online.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Strategy in defining the characterization programme; title: 3. Important factors to consider in defining a waste characterization plan; title: 4. Characterization methodology application to the different waste categories; title: 5. Review of characterization methods and techniques; title: 6. Conclusions.