Decontaminating metal surfaces

Childs, Everett L; Long, Jack L

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Title: Decontaminating metal surfaces

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This invention relates to an electrolyte and an electrolytic method for removing radioactive contaminants from the surface of a metallic substrate.

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Childs, Everett L ^[1]; Long, Jack L ^[2]

Boulder, CO
Arvada, CO

Issue Date:: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

Research Org.:: Atomics International Div., Golden, CO (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 863534

Patent Number(s):: 4193853

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25F - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC REMOVAL OF MATERIALS FROM OBJECTS

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT

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C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25F - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC REMOVAL OF MATERIALS FROM OBJECTS
C25F3/02 - Etching

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
G21F9/004 - {of metallic surfaces}

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DOE Contract Number:: EY-76-C-04-3533

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: decontaminating; metal; surfaces; relates; electrolyte; electrolytic; method; removing; radioactive; contaminants; surface; metallic; substrate; radioactive contaminants; removing radioactive; metal surface; metal surfaces; metallic substrate; electrolytic method; radioactive contaminant; decontaminating metal; /205/376/976/

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