Method for decontaminating radioactively contaminated surfaces of metallic materials
US4902351A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 1984 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21F9/004
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for decontaminating radioactively contaminated surfaces of metallic materials with the use of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid. The surfaces to be decontaminated are subjected to a vapor mixture of water vapor, hydrogen fluoride and nitric acid vapor.
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