System to control contamination during retrieval of buried TRU waste

Title: System to control contamination during retrieval of buried TRU waste

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A system 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.

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Menkhaus, Daniel E. ^[1]; Loomis, Guy G. ^[1]; Mullen, Carlan K. ^[1]; Scott, Donald W. ^[1]; Feldman, Edgar M. ^[1]; Meyer, Leroy C. ^[1]

(Idaho Falls, ID)

Issue Date:: 1993-01-01

Research Org.:: EG & G IDAHO INC

OSTI Identifier:: 868746

Patent Number(s):: 5203644

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

DOE Contract Number:: AC07-76ID01570

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: control; contamination; retrieval; buried; tru; waste; hazardous; comprising; outer; containment; building; inner; electrostatic; radioactive; particle; recovery; unit; connected; communication; buildings; contaminate; suppression; including; moisture; subsystem; rapid; monitoring; ability; monitor; conditions; waste comprising; outer containment; hazardous waste; containment building; recovery unit; unit connected; radioactive particle; control subsystem; inner containment; control contamination; /405/52/299/

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                    Menkhaus, Daniel E., Loomis, Guy G., Mullen, Carlan K., Scott, Donald W., Feldman, Edgar M., and Meyer, Leroy C. System to control contamination during retrieval of buried TRU waste.  United States: N. p., 1993. 
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                    Menkhaus, Daniel E., Loomis, Guy G., Mullen, Carlan K., Scott, Donald W., Feldman, Edgar M., & Meyer, Leroy C. System to control contamination during retrieval of buried TRU waste.  United States.

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                    Menkhaus, Daniel E., Loomis, Guy G., Mullen, Carlan K., Scott, Donald W., Feldman, Edgar M., and Meyer, Leroy C. Fri .  
        "System to control contamination during retrieval of buried TRU waste".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868746.

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  abstractNote = {A system 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.},

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