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SSG-45
Predisposal Management of Radioactive Waste from the Use of Radioactive Material in Medicine, Industry, Agriculture, Research and Education
Footnotes
1‘Predisposal’ is a contraction of ‘pre-disposal’; it is not a form of disposal. Terminology used in this publication is defined and explained in the IAEA Safety Glossary [1]. See www.iaea.org/resources/safety-standards/safety-glossary
2Spent sources and disused sources are not considered as waste in certain States, but the safe management of such sources entails application of the requirements, and as such they are addressed in this Safety Guide.
3INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, Management of Waste from the Use of Radioactive Material in Medicine, Industry, Agriculture, Research and Education, IAEA Safety Standards Series No. WS-G-2.7, IAEA, Vienna (2005).
4Generators of radioactive waste, including organizations carrying out decommissioning activities, and the operators of predisposal radioactive waste management facilities are considered to be engaged in the management of radioactive waste. In this Safety Guide, they are hereinafter referred to as ‘operator(s)’.
Tags applicable to this publication
- Publication type:Specific Safety Guide
- Publication number: SSG-45
- Publication year: 2019