Fire extinguishant for fissionable material
Abstract
Carbon microspheres impregnated with a neutron poison are used as an extinguishant for radioactive and fissionable metal fires.
- Inventors:
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- Oak Ridge, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- UNION CARBIDE CORP
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862570
- Patent Number(s):
- 3963626
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A62 - LIFE-SAVING A62C - FIRE-FIGHTING
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A62 - LIFE-SAVING A62D - CHEMICAL MEANS FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES OR FOR COMBATING OR PROTECTING AGAINST HARMFUL CHEMICAL AGENTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fire; extinguishant; fissionable; material; carbon; microspheres; impregnated; neutron; poison; radioactive; metal; fires; fissionable material; metal fires; carbon microspheres; /252/376/
Citation Formats
Schmitt, Charles R. Fire extinguishant for fissionable material. United States: N. p., 1976.
Web.
Schmitt, Charles R. Fire extinguishant for fissionable material. United States.
Schmitt, Charles R. Thu .
"Fire extinguishant for fissionable material". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862570.
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title = {Fire extinguishant for fissionable material},
author = {Schmitt, Charles R},
abstractNote = {Carbon microspheres impregnated with a neutron poison are used as an extinguishant for radioactive and fissionable metal fires.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976}
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