Method of heat treating a radioactive surface
US5425072A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21F9/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a method of treating a surface 12 of an object 10 contaminated with radionuclides 14, a laser source 16 is directed at the surface 12 to apply a local area 18 of intense heat to the surface 12. The laser source 16 is arranged to pass in a raster manner to cause local melting of the surface 12, surface 12 subsequently solidifying and fixing the radionuclides 14 therein. At least one layer of a coating material be applied before or after the application of the intense heat to fix and seal the radionuclides on or in the object.
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