The radlab on wheels

摘要

Work to decommission plant, buildings and contaminated land on legacy nuclear sites relies on accurately determining the activity concentrations of specific radioisotopes in the materials, so that demolition and waste disposal can be carried out safely and in compliance with site licence conditions. Equipment and expertise for the complex measurements needed for decommissioning samples are the province of a small number of specialist analytical laboratories. As a result, these laboratories can be over-burdened with work, leading to long turnaround times of up to several months.