Waste Management Division is mandated with
• Collection, transportation & management of various types of radioactive wastes (solid & liquid) generated by Research Reactors, Fuel Cycle Facilities and Radiological Laboratories of BARC, Trombay.
• Treatment and Conditioning of radioactive wastes (liquid and solid) to minimize waste volume (destined for disposal) and to ensure a durable product for disposal. Liquid and gaseous effluents generated during the treatment and conditioning processes are discharged to environment within authorized regulatory limits.
• Recovery of valuable radionuclides, such as Cs-137, Sr-90, Ru-106, from radioactive waste for deployment in various societal applications, thus realising the concept of 'Wealth from Waste'.
• Disposal of low & intermediate level radioactive solid waste (Cat. I, II & III) in engineered modules to contain and isolate the radionuclides from the environment.
• Transportation of Vitrified Waste Product (Cat IV) to Interim Storage Facility.
• Management of Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources received from various users like industry, healthcare centres, agricultural R & D institutes and universities from North-East-West regions of our country.
• Applied development studies for technological upgradation, improvement in durability of disposed waste, performance / capacity enhancement of treatment, conditioning and disposal facilities.
• An advisory role, on radioactive waste management approaches, to various organizations like AERB, NPCIL, IRE, UCIL, BRIT and IAEA and support for preparation of technical documents on radioactive waste safety.
• Organizing training programme for strengthening human resource base for back-end fuel cycle facilities and general awareness activities through lectures / invited talks, technical visits to the facilities, etc.