Appendix CRF - Part 3 - Northamptonshire County Council

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VERSION 3, 14 July 2009
protection in the event of a spillage of waste. This is existing practice at the ENRMF site
for al operatives.
Radiation monitoring (individual and environmental) is required – see 4.3 and 4.7 below.
Local rules and training should be provided - see 4.4 and 4.6 below.
Other persons
Other persons should be excluded from the immediate area during the LLW operation.
The dust suppression measures for spills, as described below, should also ensure that
the spread of airborne dust is minimised. No other specific protection measures are
required.
4.1.3 Accidents – prevention and mitigation
Dose rate checks on incoming consignments of waste should be undertaken, as
recommended above.
Contingency plans should be prepared for dealing with spillages of waste. These should
include the following precautions:
o Simple dust suppression measures (e.g. damping down, and avoiding dust
resuspension during clean-up) should be applied, where practicable.
o As an additional precaution, workers should wear respiratory protective
equipment when cleaning up spills – see 4.5 below.
o Spilled material must be placed into suitable containers for disposal, and the
affected area should be monitored to ensure that all contaminated material has
been removed.
The above precautions should ensure that the radiation doses from accidents are
negligible (