Waste Drum

Every Drum Must “Speak” — Anytime, For Years

In the nuclear sector, conditioning low-level waste in drums is routine.
What’s not routine? Ensuring reliable, long-term traceability.

What really goes inside the drum, how it was filled, what measurements were taken, which inspections were performed, and how regulatory compliance is proven — these are critical topics, especially for:

• regulatory audits,
• transfers to approved disposal routes,
• safety reviews during operations or decommissioning.

Common field issues

• Poor traceability on waste origin: from which project? from which activity?
• Scattered data: spectrometry, filling sheets, photos… never stored in one place
• Confusion between batches: adding waste to an open drum without formal updates
• No immediate evidence during inspections: missing net mass, type, or clear composition
• Difficulty reconstructing a complete drum dossier, even for recent containers

How BROLZ helps

BROLZ ensures complete, clear, and long-term traceability at the level of each individual drum — while remaining simple for field teams.

Key features:

• Unique record per drum: ID, type, volume, status, package code, content, closure date
• Capture of origin data: project, zone, contractor, waste type
• Step-by-step content entries with digital signature, photos, measurements, spectrometry if needed
• Tracking of regulatory checks: weighing, surface measurements, contamination, declared activity
• Linked documents: closure reports, RP reports, spectrometry files
• Full lifecycle history: creation, additions, reconditioning, storage, transfers
• Visualisation on storage maps with status and destination (on-site storage, pending, dispatch)

What changes with BROLZ

• Every drum becomes a traceable, fully documented nuclear package
• Immediate answers during audits — no chasing missing paperwork
• Reliable conditioning, reduced errors and batch mix-ups
• Streamlined shipment campaigns with a clean, filterable inventory
• Rigorous preparation for decommissioning or clearance operations

Coming soon: A practical guide

We are preparing a hands-on guide to drum traceability, including:

• Standard drum record templates
• Reminder of regulatory requirements (traceability, mass, content, activity…)
• Methods for tracking by waste type (liquid, solid, metallic…)
• Structuring examples from operating and decommissioning sites

The PDF will be available shortly.
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It’s never “just another drum.” It’s a nuclear package.

With BROLZ, every drum speaks for itself — justified, documented, and traceable to the end.

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