Method and apparatus for in-cell vacuuming of radiologically contaminated materials
Abstract
A vacuum air flow operated cyclone separator arrangement for collecting, handling and packaging loose contaminated material in accordance with acceptable radiological and criticality control requirements. The vacuum air flow system includes a specially designed fail-safe prefilter installed upstream of the vacuum air flow power supply. The fail-safe prefilter provides in-cell vacuum system flow visualization and automatically reduces or shuts off the vacuum air flow in the event of an upstream prefilter failure. The system is effective for collecting and handling highly contaminated radiological waste in the form of dust, dirt, fuel element fines, metal chips and similar loose material in accordance with radiological and criticality control requirements for disposal by means of shipment and burial.
- Inventors:
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- Pittsburgh, PA
- Ruffsdale, PA
- Clairton, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866367
- Patent Number(s):
- 4695299
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; in-cell; vacuuming; radiologically; contaminated; materials; vacuum; air; flow; operated; cyclone; separator; arrangement; collecting; handling; packaging; loose; material; accordance; acceptable; radiological; criticality; control; requirements; specially; designed; fail-safe; prefilter; installed; upstream; power; supply; provides; visualization; automatically; reduces; shuts; event; failure; effective; highly; waste; form; dust; dirt; fuel; element; fines; metal; chips; similar; disposal; means; shipment; burial; specially designed; cyclone separator; fuel element; power supply; air flow; metal chips; criticality control; filter provides; flow visualization; metal chip; /96/55/976/
Citation Formats
Spadaro, Peter R, Smith, Jay E, Speer, Elmer L, and Cecconi, Arnold L. Method and apparatus for in-cell vacuuming of radiologically contaminated materials. United States: N. p., 1987.
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Spadaro, Peter R, Smith, Jay E, Speer, Elmer L, & Cecconi, Arnold L. Method and apparatus for in-cell vacuuming of radiologically contaminated materials. United States.
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"Method and apparatus for in-cell vacuuming of radiologically contaminated materials". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866367.
@article{osti_866367,
title = {Method and apparatus for in-cell vacuuming of radiologically contaminated materials},
author = {Spadaro, Peter R and Smith, Jay E and Speer, Elmer L and Cecconi, Arnold L},
abstractNote = {A vacuum air flow operated cyclone separator arrangement for collecting, handling and packaging loose contaminated material in accordance with acceptable radiological and criticality control requirements. The vacuum air flow system includes a specially designed fail-safe prefilter installed upstream of the vacuum air flow power supply. The fail-safe prefilter provides in-cell vacuum system flow visualization and automatically reduces or shuts off the vacuum air flow in the event of an upstream prefilter failure. The system is effective for collecting and handling highly contaminated radiological waste in the form of dust, dirt, fuel element fines, metal chips and similar loose material in accordance with radiological and criticality control requirements for disposal by means of shipment and burial.},
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year = {1987},
month = {1}
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