Protection from radiation and safe handling and disposal of radioactive materials
TÜV SÜD provides expertise for the optimum protection from ionising and non-ionising radiation, the safe disposal of radioactive materials and the dismantling of nuclear facilities at the end of their service life.
Our services at a glance
Services | Description |
Occupational radiation protection | - Occupational exposure, dose rates, shielding and restricted areas for nuclear and medical industries with regard to ionising radiation; other clients and industries for non-ionising radiation
- Training of radiation protection experts
- Public relations work (hosting of lectures and seminars) relating to radiation protection
- Appropriate design and use of working methods, tools and equipment
- Non-ionising radiation: radio and radar equipment, tanning studios, lasers, radio and TV transmitters, mobile phones and their transmitters
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Waste management | - Waste flow control
- Safety checks during conditioning of radioactive materials, suitability for storage
- Product control: destructive and non destructive measurements, mobile and stationary devices
- Leakage tests (waste containers)
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Decommissioning | - Decommissioning concepts
- Contamination status of buildings/systems
- Evaluation and release of radioactively contaminated sites
- Radiation protection aspects with respect to decommissioning
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Radioactive materials and activity retention | - Assessment of origin, chemical and physical properties of radioactive material
- Confinement of radioactive material, also for transport purposes (assessment of casks)
- Retention systems for water and air
- Leakage tests (NPP containment, transport casks)
- Determination of emission source terms: normal operation, (severe) accidents
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Radioecology | - Site assessments
- Dispersion of radioactive substances in air and water
- Radioecological models: food chains
- Distribution and retention of radionuclides in the human body
- Emergency preparedness (radiological)
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| Measurement of radioactivity and decommissioning | - Sealing tightness tests of radioactive sources
- Radioactivity from natural sources (NORM)
- Radiation laboratory
- Surveillance of radioactive discharges in air and water
- Radiological monitoring of systems
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