Opening the Goiânia accident unburied waste packages
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The year 2017 marks 30 years since the radiological
accident in Goiânia, Brazil, which resulted from the leakage of Cs-137
from a teletherapy equipment. The contaminated material collected
during the response to the accident was disposed of in Abadia de
Goiás, about 20 km from Goiânia. However, in the initial 15-day period
before the authorities were notified, contaminated paper bales and
scrap metal were sold and transported to material recycling facilities
in the State of São Paulo, one thousand kilometers away. These
materials were later collected in steel boxes and drums, and stored
in the intermediate waste storage facility of the Nuclear and Energy
Research Institute - IPEN, in São Paulo. The objective of this paper is
to describe the work performed to check the present condition of
the paper bales waste boxes, reassess the reported Cs-137 activities,
and evaluate possible treatment methods that can be applied to
reduce the volume of waste. Prospective waste treatment methods
are discussed.
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TESSARO, ANA P.G.; GERALDO, BIANCA; SOUZA, DAIANE C.B. de; SMITH, RICARDO B.; VICENTE, ROBERTO. Opening the Goiânia accident unburied waste packages. In: SMITH, RICARDO B. (org.). Essays on nuclear energy and radioactive waste management. 1 ed.. São Paulo, SP: Gênio Criador Editora, 2021. , cap. 3. p. 41-53. Disponível em: http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/33801. Acesso em: 12 May 2024.
Esta referência é gerada automaticamente de acordo com as normas do estilo IPEN/SP (ABNT NBR 6023) e recomenda-se uma verificação final e ajustes caso necessário.