System to control contamination during retrieval of buried TRU waste

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

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)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL

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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
G21F9/34 - Disposal of solid waste

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
B09C1/00 - Reclamation of contaminated soil

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09B - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
B09B1/00 - Dumping solid waste

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B03 - SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS B03C - MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS
B03C3/64 - synthetic resins
B03C3/017 - Combinations of electrostatic separation with other processes, not otherwise provided for

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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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