Glovebox characterization and barrier integrity testing using fluorescent powder
- Argonne National Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States). Technology Development Div.
This paper presents a method for characterizing the spread of contamination and testing the barrier integrity of a new glovebox during material transfer operations and glove change-outs using fluorescent powder. Argonne National Laboratory-West has performed this test on several new gloveboxes prior to putting them into service. The test is performed after the glovebox has been leak tested and all systems have been verified to be operational. The purpose of the test is to show that bag-in/bag-out operations and glove change-outs can be accomplished without spreading the actual contaminated material to non-contaminated areas. The characterization test also provides information as to where contamination might be expected to build-up during actual operations. The fluorescent powder is used because it is easily detectable using an ultra-violet light and disperses in a similar fashion to radioactive material. The characterization and barrier integrity test of a glovebox using fluorescent powder provides a visual method of determining areas of potential contamination accumulation and helps evaluate the ability to perform clean transfer operations and glove change-outs.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 266621
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/TD/CP-90479; CONF-9607134-2; ON: DE96012765; TRN: 96:017041
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 10. American Glovebox Society annual conference, San Diego, CA (United States), 22-25 Jul 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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