NUKLEONIKA 2006, 51(Suppl. 2):s87-s92

RADIATION CHEMISTRY OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE TO BE STORED IN THE SALT MINE REPOSITORY

Zbigniew P. Zagórski

Department of Radiation Chemistry and Technology, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, 16 Dorodna Str., 03-195 Warsaw, Poland

Different aspects of radiation chemistry connected with long storage of radioactive waste are discussed. More details are given on the dehydrogenation of organic, and in particular polymeric waste, contaminated with transuranium nuclides. Determinations of radiation yields of hydrogen from typical waste were made, indicating limits of safe activities tolerable. No danger of chain reactions of hydrogen release was detected.