Cuba uses radio tracers in liquid waste plants

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 27 (ACN) The Center for Radiation Protection and Hygiene (CPHR by its Spanish acronym) concluded a study on the generalization of the use of radio tracers for the evaluation of efficiency in liquid waste treatment plants.

The research included 15 initiating events of possible accidental sequences, whose risks were analyzed through the use of the corresponding methodology, Niurka Gonzalez Rodriguez, in charge of the sectorial project, told the Cuban News Agency in an exclusive interview.

She clarified that the safety analysis of their use in facilities in this type of industries in the country is part of the documentation to support the process of the Operating License.

None of the chosen frequencies presented high or very high risks, so the CPHR received the authorization for the practice with radioactive tracers, specified Gonzalez Rodriguez.

She also referred to the realization of several studies of liquid waste management systems without similar problems, which demonstrated the adequate state of their application.

The use of substances, called tracers, to mark or identify a specific phase or part of a system is an effective tool in the study of multiple phenomena, the expert added.

The Center for Radiation Protection and Hygiene is one of the institutions of the Agency for Nuclear Energy and Advanced Technologies of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment.