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Evaluation of Millstone-2 steam generator chemical decontamination

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5952491
The steam generator channel heads at Millstone-2 were decontaminated prior to carrying out extensive maintenance work in 1983. Isotopic gamma ray measurements were made of the inner channel head surfaces before and after the decontamination to evaluate the effectiveness of the process. The Combustion Engineering/Kraftwerk Union chemical decontamination, by itself, provided a decontamination factor ranging from 2.7 to 6.6 for the various steam generator surfaces. The corresponding average dose rate reduction factor, based on gross-gamma radiation surveys, was approximately 1.5 to 2.5. Following the chemical treatment, high pressure water flushing reduced the radiation levels still further, to an average overall dose reduction factor of 5.3 to 7.2.
Research Organization:
Radiological and Chemical Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5952491
Report Number(s):
EPRI-NP-3795; ON: TI85920155
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English