Evaluation of cloths for decontamination by wiping

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:7203119

Rankin, W N; Reiff, D J; Fink, S D ^[1]; Luckenbach, R L ^[2]

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1. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (USA)
2. Lubach International Consultants, Charlotte, NC (USA)

Treated polyester cloth was evaluated in laboratory-scale and larger-scale tests as an alternative to atomic wipes and cotton cloth for use in decontamination by wiping. The advantages of the treated polyester are as follows: does not react with nitric acid to form unstable product, more fire resistant, less volume of radioactive waste generated (versus atomic wipes), and product can be recovered by soaking the polyester cloths in nitric acid. Results are that even though treated polyester wiping cloths are slightly less effective than atomic wipes and cotton cloth, its many other benefits greatly outweigh this slight disadvantage. 5 figs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 7203119
• Report Number(s): WSRC-RP-89-830; CONF-900210-37; ON: DE90009131
• Resource Relation: Conference: 16. annual waste management symposium: working towards a cleaner environment, Tucson, AZ (USA), 25 Feb - 1 Mar 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
FABRIC FILTERS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
ADSORPTION
CELLULOSE
DECONTAMINATION
FIRES
FLAMMABILITY
NITRIC ACID
PLUTONIUM
POLYESTERS
SOLVENTS
STABILITY
STAINLESS STEELS
SURFACE PROPERTIES
VARIATIONS
ACTINIDES
ALLOYS
CARBOHYDRATES
CLEANING
COMBUSTION PROPERTIES
ELEMENTS
ESTERS
FILTERS
HIGH ALLOY STEELS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
METALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
POLYMERS
POLYSACCHARIDES
SACCHARIDES
SORPTION
STEELS
TESTING
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
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360603 - Materials- Properties