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Radioactive scrap metals (2001)
| Author | NFLA |
| Date | 2001 |
| Classification | 6.07.4.95/02 (APPLICATIONS RADIONUCLIDES - RADIOACTIVE SCRAPMETAL / RECYCLING) |
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From the publication:
Introduction According to European Commission technical guidance on the future management of scrap metals arising from the decommissioning of nuclear sites in Europe (1) the Community produced 140 million tonnes of iron and steel in 1992 of which 64 million tonnes came from ferrous scrap. The UK handles about 13% of this material (9 million tonnes) and 1 million tonnes of non ferrous scrap with an estimated worth of £3.5 billion per year and providing direct and indirect employment to 150,000 people (2). The UK industry is therefore, economically very significant but it faces strong international competitive pressure (3). At the same time the industry also faces a new and unforeseen danger - the increasing circulation of radioactively contaminated metals and other radioactive sources entering the scrap supply chain which can prove costly and be potentially hazardous to workers, the public and the environment. In the words of the British Metals Federation Executive Director, Chris Wilcox, it is " ... a big issue ... the commercial ramifications are enormous." (4)
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