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Title: Evaluation of cloths for decontamination by wiping

Abstract

Treated polyester cloth was evaluated in laboratory-scale and larger-scale tests as an alternative to atomic wipes and cotton cloth for use in decontamination by wiping. The advantages of the treated polyester are as follows: does not react with nitric acid to form unstable product, more fire resistant, less volume of radioactive waste generated (versus atomic wipes), and product can be recovered by soaking the polyester cloths in nitric acid. Results are that even though treated polyester wiping cloths are slightly less effective than atomic wipes and cotton cloth, its many other benefits greatly outweigh this slight disadvantage. 5 figs.

Authors:
; ;  [1];  [2]
  1. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (USA)
  2. Lubach International Consultants, Charlotte, NC (USA)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
DOE/DP
OSTI Identifier:
7203119
Report Number(s):
WSRC-RP-89-830; CONF-900210-37
ON: DE90009131
DOE Contract Number:  
AC09-89SR18035
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 16. annual waste management symposium: working towards a cleaner environment, Tucson, AZ (USA), 25 Feb - 1 Mar 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; FABRIC FILTERS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; ADSORPTION; CELLULOSE; DECONTAMINATION; FIRES; FLAMMABILITY; NITRIC ACID; PLUTONIUM; POLYESTERS; SOLVENTS; STABILITY; STAINLESS STEELS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VARIATIONS; ACTINIDES; ALLOYS; CARBOHYDRATES; CLEANING; COMBUSTION PROPERTIES; ELEMENTS; ESTERS; FILTERS; HIGH ALLOY STEELS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SACCHARIDES; SORPTION; STEELS; TESTING; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; 054000* - Nuclear Fuels- Health & Safety; 360603 - Materials- Properties

Citation Formats

Rankin, W N, Reiff, D J, Fink, S D, and Luckenbach, R L. Evaluation of cloths for decontamination by wiping. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Rankin, W N, Reiff, D J, Fink, S D, & Luckenbach, R L. Evaluation of cloths for decontamination by wiping. United States.
Rankin, W N, Reiff, D J, Fink, S D, and Luckenbach, R L. 1990. "Evaluation of cloths for decontamination by wiping". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7203119.
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title = {Evaluation of cloths for decontamination by wiping},
author = {Rankin, W N and Reiff, D J and Fink, S D and Luckenbach, R L},
abstractNote = {Treated polyester cloth was evaluated in laboratory-scale and larger-scale tests as an alternative to atomic wipes and cotton cloth for use in decontamination by wiping. The advantages of the treated polyester are as follows: does not react with nitric acid to form unstable product, more fire resistant, less volume of radioactive waste generated (versus atomic wipes), and product can be recovered by soaking the polyester cloths in nitric acid. Results are that even though treated polyester wiping cloths are slightly less effective than atomic wipes and cotton cloth, its many other benefits greatly outweigh this slight disadvantage. 5 figs.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7203119}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
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