The Development of Special ISO Freight Containers for the Transport of Low Level Radioactive Waste

During the operation and maintenance of nuclear power stations, and other nuclear facilities, solid waste materials such as paper, plastics, filters, clothing, wood and metallic items are produced which are lightly or potentially radioactively contaminated. These items of trash are generally classified as low level waste (LLW) which, in the UK, is defined as having a radioactivity content of not more than 12 GBq/tonne beta/gamma (about 300 mCi/t) and 4 GBq/tonne alpha (about 100 mCi/t). LLW does not normally require to be shielded during normal handling and transport.