Characterization and handling of 7500 old drums in Studsvik
Carin Ehrs, Maria Lindberg, Joachim Lorenzen · OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 2003
7500 old drums were characterized and sorted into a number of categories. The sorting had two main purposes the first is to divide the drums into fractions that have the same content or origin or some other sorting criteria. The second purpose is not less important, it was to limit the amount of drums to work with at each point in time and therefore get a good overview of the drums. The third reason for handling the drums were that some was in poor condition since they previously had been stored outdoors. The drums were sorted into two main fractions, one with Studsvik-ID numbers and one without. These two fractions were then divided into sub-fractions depending on content, origin, dose-rate and a recommended final repository. The work is not yet completed but the procedures are established and work well.