Industrial applications of activable tracers

The use of activable tracers for industrial applications proved to be a favorable alternative to the use of radiotracers in a number of cases. Difficulties belonging to the procedure to obtain the permit for handling radioactive materials by public health authorities are avoided: delay in time and details of the processes involved open to the public. Economic advantages of activable tracers are low cost of activable tracers and absence of labor costs for radiological control. Three examples are given: a mixing process, material losses by a stack and wear measurements.