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Title: Disposable rabbit

Abstract

A disposable rabbit for transferring radioactive samples in a pneumatic transfer system comprises aerated plastic shaped in such a manner as to hold a radioactive sample and aerated such that dissolution of the rabbit in a solvent followed by evaporation of the solid yields solid waste material having a volume significantly smaller than the original volume of the rabbit.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Idaho Falls, ID
  2. Rigby, ID
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
EXXON NUCLEAR IDAHO CO
OSTI Identifier:
865916
Patent Number(s):
4599517
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B65 - CONVEYING B65G - TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-79ID01675
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
disposable; rabbit; transferring; radioactive; samples; pneumatic; transfer; comprises; aerated; plastic; shaped; manner; hold; sample; dissolution; solvent; followed; evaporation; solid; yields; waste; material; volume; significantly; original; waste material; solid waste; solvent followed; radioactive sample; disposable rabbit; /250/206/376/976/

Citation Formats

Lewis, Leroy C, and Trammell, David R. Disposable rabbit. United States: N. p., 1986. Web.
Lewis, Leroy C, & Trammell, David R. Disposable rabbit. United States.
Lewis, Leroy C, and Trammell, David R. Wed . "Disposable rabbit". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865916.
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abstractNote = {A disposable rabbit for transferring radioactive samples in a pneumatic transfer system comprises aerated plastic shaped in such a manner as to hold a radioactive sample and aerated such that dissolution of the rabbit in a solvent followed by evaporation of the solid yields solid waste material having a volume significantly smaller than the original volume of the rabbit.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
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