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Method for decontaminating substances contaminated with radioactivity, and method for decontaminating the materials used for said decontamination

US5302324A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 1991
Grant dateApr 12, 1994
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG21F9/005
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Applying shotblast or sandblast to a substance contaminated with radioactivity, cleaning the substance with a liquid, washing the grit of shotblast or sandblast with an organic solvent, filtering the resulting organic solvent, decontaminating the organic solvent itself by distilling the organic solvent filtered, and using this decontaminated solvent for washing said grit.

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