Tungsten Alloy Container For Radioactive Liquid Waste

With the development of atomic energy industry and the wide application of various radioisotopes, radioactive waste is gradually increasing. Radioactive waste is waste that contains radioactive material. It is usually a by-product of nuclear power generation and other applications of nuclear fission or nuclear technology, such as research and medicine. According to the physical properties of radioactive waste, it can be divided into radioactive gas waste, radioactive liquid waste and radioactive solid waste. Radioactive liquid waste means radioactive waste produced during the process of operation and treatment for radioactive materials, the radioactivity of which not only will pollute the environment, affect the growth of plants and animals, and result in water deterioration, but also can be hazardous to human health, and even has adverse effects on the offspring.

Radioactive liquid waste which has a harmful effect on human health can produce radiation to damage human tissue and organs. Radioactive liquid waste not only can cause external radiation damage outside the human body, but also can enter the body by eating, breathing and other ways to cause internal irradiation. Therefore, the cases of human or animals breathe the radioactive material released in the atmosphere by radioactive liquid waste or accidentally ingest radioactive waste will cause radiation sickness. According to reports, 400rad doses of radiation exposure can lead to the mortality rate of 50%; 650rad doses of radiation exposure can lead to the mortality rate of 100%. Although the mortality rate drop down to zero in the doses of radiation exposure below 150rad, but it can also cause long-term irradiation effects, including causing leukemia, bone cancer, lung cancer, thyroid cancer and other cancers, as well as causing varying degrees of shortened life expectancy, and these symptoms may take 20 years to show it. In addition, radiation can lead to dizziness, hair loss, erythema, decreased immunity, fatigue, weakness and other symptoms. Therefore, you can use tungsten alloy container for radioactive liquid waste to storage and treat radioactive liquid waste.

Tungsten alloy container is the best choice for radioactive liquid waste. Compared with the lead container, high-density tungsten alloy container for radioactive waste can provide the same radiation absorption rate, while using less material than the lead container. And tungsten alloy container for radioactive liquid waste has very high melting point so that can be used in high temperature environment while lead cannot. Moreover, tungsten alloy container for radioactive liquid waste is extremely environmentally and friendly. 

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