The Accumulated Waste / Decay Store page displays a list of long-term waste items, and provides functions for managing long-term waste, preparing consignments, and disposing of waste containers. It also allows the selection of multiple waste items for consignment.
Data
The data can be filtered via several dropdowns at the top of the page.
| All waste on-site | all long-term waste that is currently on-site |
| Close to time limit | all long-term waste that is currently within the set warning percentage of the limit |
| Within days of limit | all long-term waste that is currently within an input number of days of the limit |
| Being held in | all long-term waste currently within a selected location |
| Of type | all long-term waste of a selected type |
| Not on consignment | all long-term waste that is not consigned |
| Containing radionuclide | all long-term waste that contains selected nuclide |
| Disposed of during | all long-term waste that was disposed of during an input period |
| Search | search by input reference |
There is an additional dropdown that allows the user to change the displayed unit.
Quick Create Container
This option can be used to enter the details of a container brought to the decay store, that has not previously had contents recorded on IsoStock.
This usually occurs when there is some generic waste, or contaminated wipes, gloves etc. that aren’t attributed to a single open source. Under normal use, container contents are recorded during the day-to-day work with the compounds.
The option records several transactions during a single entry.
- New container
- Count via meter
- Manually adjust contents
- Seal container
- Move to decay store
The information that needs to be entered:
| Type | container/waste type |
| Department | department the waste came from |
| Created by | user recording the waste |
| Date created/time | date/time the container was measured |
| Came from | location and optional store it originated from |
| Contains | primary radionuclide in the waste |
| Meter | which meter was used to measure / or manual |
| Background/count | reading from meter in cps |
| Activity | calculated or manual total activity |
| Split across | number of containers (for multi-container waste) |
| In decay store | location and optional store that it will be placed in |
| Date moved/time | date/time the container was moved to the waste store |
| Volume | manual override of default volume |
| Weight | manual override of default weight |
| Automatically print label | label template to print |
The waste container will be allocated a reference code.
Select All
Select all the selectable (non-consigned) items in the table.
Create Consignment
Allows the user to create a waste consignment to record that waste will be leaving the site by a specified means.
The user can highlight a number of containers to include in the consignment and then will record:
| Consignment Reference* | the unique consignment reference, generated on creation |
| Date Prepared | when the consignment was prepared |
| Prepared By | who prepared it |
| This consignment has been sent / disposed of | indicate whether the waste has been disposed of (ticked) or just prepared (un-ticked) |
| Sent On | when it was sent / disposed of |
| Sent By | who finally sent / disposed of it |
| To Be Sent On | date/time of intended disposal |
| Disposal Route | the disposal route or company |
| Company Name* | the name of the disposal company |
| Address* | address of the company |
| Contact | waste contractors contact name |
| Reference | waste contractors reference code |
| Notes | free text notes for the consignment |
Transfer To Another Container
Transfers the selected items into another container.
This opens the Transfer To Another Container panel.
View Decay Table
Opens the decay table panel. This panel allows the user to view the activity decay of the selected items, either from the current date, or from the first date in the decay store.
Clear Selection
Unselects all currently selected items in the table.
Export
Exports the current table and data as a .xlsx file.
Fields
Below is a glossary of fields used by the table and panel.
| Reference | the unique identifier for the waste container |
| Container Type | the waste container type |
| Waste Type | the waste type if it was converted |
| Created By | the user that created the container |
| Start Date (Date Created) | the date the container was first used |
| Container Weight | the weight of the container |
| Container Size | the size of the container |
| Number of Containers | the number of containers in set |
| Received From | the site/supplier of the waste if external |
| Contains | the list of radionuclides it contains |
| Current Activity | the total activity of the waste item |
| Contains Further Hazards | whether this container has other non-radioactive hazards |
| First Item Added On | the time of the first item placed in this container |
| Last Item Added On | the time of the last item placed in this container |
| Department | the department which owns the container |
| Location | the location of the waste within the department |
| Kept In | the full current location of the waste |
| Last Location Check | the time of the last waste location check |
| In Waste Store | whether the item is currently in a waste store |
| Days In Store | the number of days item has been in waste store |
| Sealed On | the date and time the item was sealed |
| Sealed By | the user that sealed the item |
| Sealed Entered By | the user and time that logged the sealing |
| Has Been Collected | whether the container was collected rather than moved/created directly in waste store |
| Moved To Decay Store / Created By | the date and time the item was moved/collected |
| Moved To Decay Store / Created On | the user that moved/collected the item |
| Move To | the location the item was taken to on move/collection |
| Move/Collection Entered by | the user and time that logged the move/collection |
| Requested Collection On | the date and time the collection request was made |
| Requested Collection By | the user that requested the collection |
| Collection From Location | the location of the waste for collection |
| Collection Request Entered By | the user and time that logged the collection request |
| Dose Rate | the dose rate |
| Dose Rate Recorded By | the user that recorded the dose rate |
| Dose Rate Recorded On | the date and time the dose rate was recorded |
| Dose Rate Entered On | the user and time that logged the dose rate |
| Disposed On | the date and time the item was disposed |
| Disposed By | the user that disposed the item |
| Disposed | the details of the disposal |
| Ideal Disposal Activity | the activity level below which waste is ready for disposal |
| Ideal Disposal Date | the date when the activity is estimated to be ideal disposal activity |
| Notes | free text notes |
Table
The table displays data in accordance to the filters.
| Stored/Decaying | the waste item is in the decay store |
| Not Sealed | the waste item is not sealed |
| Consignment | the waste item is currently in a consignment |
| Disposed | the waste item has been disposed |
| Close To Limit | the waste item is within the warning limit |
| Over Limit | the waste item is over the limit |
| Due For Disposal | the waste item is due for disposal |
| Below Ideal Activity | the activity level of the waste item is below which the waste is ready for disposal |
Each table item has a checkbox, which can be selected if the long-term waste item is not on consignment. Multiple items can be checked simultaneously.
Clicking on an item elsewhere on the table opens up a panel displaying further details about the item.
Panel
The panel displays more details about the selected item.
At the bottom of the panel are a number of buttons.
View Container
Navigates to the Single Waste Container screen for the selected item.
Create Consignment
Link to above
Delete Container
Allows the user to delete an unused waste container. It is not possible to delete a container that contains any waste.
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