Two-step chemical decontamination technology

Technical Report · Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10129005· OSTI ID:10129005

Rankin, W N

An improved two-step chemical decontamination technique was recently developed at INEL. This memorandum documents the addition of this technology to the SRTC arsenal of decontamination technology. A two-step process using NAOH, KMnO{sub 4} followed by HNO{sub 3} was used for cleaning doorstops (small casks) in the SRTC High Level Caves in 1967. Subsequently, more aggressive chemical techniques have been found to be much more effective for our applications. No further work on two-step technology is planned.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10129005
• Report Number(s): WSRC-RP-92-998; ON: DE93007457
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 14 Aug 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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