Nowadays, nuclear industry is facing a crucial need in establishing radiological characterization for the appraisal and the monitoring of any remediation work. Regarding its experience in this domain, the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) of Fontenay-aux-Roses, established an important feedback and developed over the last 10 years a sound methodology for radiological characterization. This approach is based on several steps: - historical investigations; - assumption and confirmation of the contamination; - surface characterization; - in-depth characterization; - rehabilitation objectives; - remediation process. The amount of measures, samples and analysis is optimized for data processing using geostatistics. This approach is now used to characterize soils under facilities. The paper presents the radiological characterization of soils under a facility basement. This facility has been built after the first generation of nuclear facilities, replacing a plutonium facility which has been dismantled in 1960. The presentation details the different steps of radiological characterization from historical investigations to optimization of excavation depths, impact studies and contaminated volumes.
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ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management
September 25–29, 2011
Reims, France
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division and Environmental Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5498-3
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Soils Radiological Characterization Under a Nuclear Facility
Emilie Aubonnet,
Emilie Aubonnet
Geovariances, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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Didier Dubot
Didier Dubot
CEA, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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Emilie Aubonnet
Geovariances, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Didier Dubot
CEA, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Paper No:
ICEM2011-59046, pp. 417-423; 7 pages
Published Online:
August 17, 2012
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Aubonnet, E, & Dubot, D. "Soils Radiological Characterization Under a Nuclear Facility." Proceedings of the ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASME 2011 14th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Parts A and B. Reims, France. September 25–29, 2011. pp. 417-423. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2011-59046
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