Sullivan Patrick T
Brookhaven National Laboratory, PO Box 5000, Building 860, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
Health Phys. 2006 Feb;90(2 Suppl):S18-23. doi: 10.1097/01.hp.0000194202.45547.9a.
This paper describes the activities that were involved with the safe removal of fourteen PuBe sources from the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Whole Body Neutron Irradiation Facility (WBNIF). As part of a Department of Energy and BNL effort to reduce the radiological inventory, the WBNIF was identified as having no future use. In order to deactivate the facility and eliminate the need for nuclear safety management and long-term surveillance, it was decided to remove the neutron sources and dismantle the facility. In addition, the sources did not have DOT Special Form documentation so they would need to be encapsulated once removed for offsite storage or disposal. The planning and the administrative as well as engineering controls put in place enabled personnel to safely remove and encapsulate the sources while keeping exposure as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA).
本文描述了从布鲁克海文国家实验室（BNL）全身中子辐照设施（WBNIF）安全移除14个钚铍源所涉及的活动。作为能源部和BNL减少放射性存量工作的一部分，WBNIF被认定不再有未来用途。为了停用该设施并消除核安全管理和长期监测的需求，决定移除中子源并拆除该设施。此外，这些源没有美国运输部特殊形式文件，因此移除后需要进行封装以便异地储存或处置。所实施的规划、行政以及工程控制措施使工作人员能够安全地移除并封装这些源，同时将辐射暴露保持在合理可行尽量低的水平（ALARA）。
