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Technology Assessment of Dust Suppression Techniques Applied During Structural Demolition

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/952· OSTI ID:952
Hanford, Fernald, Savannah River, and other sites are currently reviewing technologies that can be implemented to demolish buildings in a cost-effective manner. In order to demolish a structure properly and, at the same time, minimize the amount of dust generated from a given technology, an evaluation must be conducted to choose the most appropriate dust suppression technology given site-specific conditions. Thus, the purpose of this research, which was carried out at the Hemispheric Center for Environmental Technology (HCET) at Florida International University, was to conduct an experimental study of dust aerosol abatement (dust suppression) methods as applied to nuclear D and D. This experimental study targeted the problem of dust suppression during the demolition of nuclear facilities. The resulting data were employed to assist in the development of mathematical correlations that can be applied to predict dust generation during structural demolition.
Research Organization:
Federal Energy Technology Center, Morgantown, WV (US); Federal Energy Technology Center, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FG21-95EW55094
OSTI ID:
952
Report Number(s):
DE--FG21-95EW55094-15
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English