Minimizing Mixed Waste - HDBK110520020042

DOE-HDBK-1105-2002

Radiological Training for Tritium Facilities

Instructor's Guide

Notes

Plan work so that, whenever possible,

construction and clean maintenance can be

done in a clean area.

When transporting items contaminated

Insert site-specific information

with tritium, adequate contamination

concerning procedures for

control such as wrapping in plastic or

transporting tritium

placing in sealed containers should be

contaminated items.

considered.

Minimizing Mixed Waste

(insert site specific controls)

Methods below are given as a reference only.

Use non-hazardous cleaning materials for

decontamination whenever possible.

Segregate radioactive-only from hazardous-

only at the source.

Explore the use of other materials which

are non-hazardous for use in radiological

areas to prevent the generation of mixed

waste.

VII.

RESPONSE TO ABNORMAL CONDITIONS IN THE

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TRITIUM FACILITY- What should I do in an emergency

This material may be covered

involving tritium?

in Radiological Worker I or II

training. Emphasis should be

To properly deal with unexpected adverse situations

on site specific information. It

occurring in a tritium facility, a well-thought-out response

is not necessary to repeat

program and personnel trained to execute the response

information.

should be in place.