TY - RPRT TI - Decontamination of plutonium-contaminated surfaces; Essais de decontamination des surfaces contaminees par du plutonium AB - The measure of the neutron distribution in the core of 'Proserpine', by means of activation detectors, requires no contact between the plutonium sulfate solution and the detectors. These detectors are put into PVC or polyethylene bags. This report describes the process used to decontaminate these bags. A washing by nitric acid followed by coating with plexiglass is kept, with this process we have no contamination on the detectors. (author) [French] La mesure de la distribution de neutrons par detecteurs a activation dans le coeur de Proserpine exige de proteger ces detecteurs contre tout contact avec la solution de plutonium. Les detecteurs sont places dans des gaines en polyvinyle ou en polyethylene. Ce rapport decrit le procede utilise pour decontaminer ces gaines. On a retenu un lavage a l'acide nitrique suivi du revetement d'une meme couche de plexiglass, ce qui permet d'eviter la contamination des detecteurs. (auteur) AU - "Bertrand, J" AU - "Clouet d'Orval, Ch" AU - "Tachon, J [Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires]" KW - "61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY" KW - "ACTIVATION DETECTORS" KW - "ALPHA DOSIMETRY" KW - "COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS" KW - "DECONTAMINATION" KW - "EDTA" KW - "NITRIC ACID" KW - "PERMANGANATES" KW - "PLEXIGLAS" KW - "PLUTONIUM SULFATES" KW - "POLYETHYLENES" KW - "POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS" KW - "PVC" KW - "RADIATION PROTECTION" KW - "SURFACE CLEANING" KW - "SURFACE COATING" KW - "SURFACE CONTAMINATION" KW - "TIME DEPENDENCE" KW - "TOLERANCE" DO - https://doi.org/ UR - https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/servlets/purl/20889995 PB - CY - France PY - 1958 DA - 1958-07-01 LA - French J2 - [] VL - C1 - CEA Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France) C2 - C3 - CEA-R-868 C4 - C5 - Available from INIS in electronic form L3 - ER -