Description
Use:
- transport and storage of radioactive waste RAW
- transport and storage of neutron sources
- storage of high-level low-volume RAW
- storage of radioactive sediments and ionex from nuclear plants
- temporary storage of RAW inside buildings and/or directly on workstations with radionuclides
- storage of toxic waste
Advantages:
- high level of shielding against alpha, beta, gamma as well as neutron radiation
- a wide range of shielding level configurations based on user needs
- higher effective proton number of the composite lowers the increase factor
- absolute corrosion resistance
- possibility to produce (cast) different sizes and shapes
- easy washability and decontamination
- high compressive strength (> 80MPa)
- high tensile strength (> 30MPa) and bending tensile strength ( > 45MPa)
- high impact resistance
- permanent resistance to freezing and thawing – frost resistance coefficient T150:0,99-1
- permanent resistance to acid rains, petroleum products, non-oxidizing acids, alkalis and aliphatic hydrocarbons
- extreme resistance to weather conditions including UV radiation
- complete impermeability and zero absorbability
- long lifetime without changes to mechanical, dimensional, physical and shielding properties
- effective stowage and safe stacking
Warranty and lifetime:
COMCON® ILW containers come with a 50 year warranty when used according to technical terms and conditions; lifetime based on accelerated tests is at least 500 years.
The container COMCONSHIELD® LLW-C1 met the requiremenst of “IAEA Safety Standards Series, Regulation for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, 1996 Edition (Revised), Requirements, No. TS-R-1 (ST-1, Revised), IAEA, Vienna, 2000” for radioactive consignments type A.