TESTING TYPE-A PACKAGING FOR A SOLUTION CONTAINING MOLYBDENUM-99

The Center for Standardization and Radiation Safety Research- National Atomic Energy Agency (CSRSR-NAEA) of lndonesia has designed and contructed the equipment for testing type-A packaging for a solution containing Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). According to the Indonesian and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regulations, type-A, which was designed and manufactured by Nuclear Equipment Development and Engineering Center (NEDEC-NAEA), should be tested under normal conditions. From the test result, it was confirmed that the packaging still maintained its integrity and characteristics in conformity with the regulation even after the normal condition test. There is no leakage of the solution and a dose rate increase of only 13.5 percent at the surface of the container after a nine meter free drop test.