WINS END OF LIFE MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE SOURCES

Paris, 18th September 2014

RECYCLING STRATEGIES

Co-60 and Cs-137 sources

Company Profile

SESSION 4

RE-USE AND RECYCLING OF RADIOACTIVE SOURCES

Co-60

• Dismantling of teletherapy devices and unloading of Co-60 sources into

special type B(U) containers

• Most of the devices can be unloaded onsite

• Technical solutions for nearly all existing types of devices combined with

experienced staff

• Customer gets a complete package

• Dangerous goods shipment from customer site to Hot Cell

Teletherapy units

Theratron

Alcyon Gammatron

Picker

Co-60

• Visual inspection inside Hot Cell

• Wipe tests

• Interim storage until re-use

Co-60

Production of a new rod source type R38

Co

-60

Co

-60

Source details:

Diameter 38 mm

Max. length 703 mm

Max. activity 25.000 Ci / 925 TBq

German special form certificate

D/0083/S-96 (Rev.3)

Co-60

Ready made R38 rod with 20 years recommended working life

Co-60

Re-use in dry storage irradiation plants

Co-60

• Dismantling of Cs-137 based devices and packaging into special type

B(U) containers

• Most of the devices cannot be unloaded onsite

• Technical solutions for nearly all existing types of devices combined with

experienced staff

• Customer gets a complete package

• Dangerous goods shipment from customer site to Hot Cell

Cs-137

Cs-137 devices

Gammacell 1000 Shepherd 143-68

Cs-137

IBL 437

IBL 637

• Visual inspection inside Hot Cell

• Wipe tests

• Interim storage until re-use

Cs-137

Production of a new source type GSR-Cs137

GSR-Cs137/B

Source details:

Diameter 44,5 mm

Max. length 350 mm

Max. activity 6000 Ci / 222 TBq

German special form certificate

D/0084/S-96 (Rev.3)

Cs-137

Some more types and dimensions…

GSR-Cs137/D GSR-Cs137/C GSR-Cs137/E

Cs-137

Reuse in blood/research-irradiators

GSR D1 BIOBEAM

Cs-137

GSR C1

SUMMARY – OUR ALL GOAL

• Reduce the number of disused sources

• Find a reasonable re-use

• Solutions for the end of life of a source

Quality Management System

• ISO 9001:2008 certified

Licences

• Y/1113/98 German Handling Licence

• T1/2493/12/0 European Road shipping licence

• Z/2521/13/0 Working Licence to work at customer sites

MANY THANKS

for your attention!