Objective A COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPH IS DEVELOPED IN ORDER TO TEST THE PHYSICAL HOMOGENEITY OF RADWASTE PACKAGES, THAT WILL BE 200 L DRUMS FILLED EITHER WITH POLYMER OR BITUMIZED RADWASTE, AND ALSO INACTIVE GLASS PACKAGES. SPECIAL STUDIES ARE REQUIRED TO DESIGN SUCH A MACHINE; FIRST, A FEASIBILITY STUDY GAVE THE PRELIMINARY FEATURES OF THIS DRUM-SCANNER; THEN ITS DESIGN AND REALIZATION HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAMME IS TO START OPERATION ON THIS DRUM SCANNER BY THE END OF 1988. The study of a simplified tomograph (drum scanner) has been undertaken. Although simplified this drum scanner will be most helpful for inspecting and characterising radioactive waste packages in the field as well as in the laboratory.1. DEDICATED FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE DRUM-SCANNER, AIMING AT DEFINING A LOW-COST, EASY-TO-BUILD TOMOGRAPH. 2. DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL HARDWARE. 3. DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF MEASUREMENT ELECTRONICS. 4. DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. 5. DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF THE SHIELDING. 6. ASSEMBLY OF THE COMPONENTS AND TESTS ON THE MACHINE. Fields of science engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesnuclear engineeringnuclear waste managementnatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesengineering and technologymaterials engineering Programme(s) FP1-RADWASTOM 3C - Research and development programme (Euratom) on the management and storage of radioactive waste, 1985-1989 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA) EU contribution No data Address Centre d'Études de Cadarache Sere-Ders 13113 SAINT-PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE France See on map Total cost No data