FEASIBILITY STUDY ON UTILIZATION OF VITRIFIED WASTES AS RADIATION SOURCES

摘要

A feasibility study on utilization of vitrified high level waste as radiation source has been carried out. Natural rubber latex was radiation vulcanized with VW to demonstrate the feasibility. The dose rate was 0.1 kGy/hr. As a sensitizer, n-butyl acrylate was added. Negligible small activation of NR latex by neutron from the waste was observed. The residual sensitizer in the irradiated latex and physical properties of film molded from the irradiated latex were the same level with the conventional RVNRL with gamma-rays from Co-60. These results suggested that vitrified high level waste can be used as an industrial radiation source.