System to control contamination during retrieval of buried TRU waste

Patent · Tue Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6227599

Menkhaus, D E; Loomis, G G; Mullen, C K; Scott, D W; Feldman, E M; Meyer, L C

A system is described to control contamination during the retrieval of hazardous waste comprising an outer containment building, an inner containment building, within the outer containment building, an electrostatic radioactive particle recovery unit connected to and in communication with the inner and outer containment buildings, and a contaminate suppression system including a moisture control subsystem, and a rapid monitoring system having the ability to monitor conditions in the inner and outer containment buildings.

• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5203644; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-751900
• OSTI ID: 6227599
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 29 Aug 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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