Glovebox decontamination technology comparison
Reconfiguration of the CMR Building and TA-55 Plutonium Facility for mission requirements will require the disposal or recycle of 200--300 gloveboxes or open front hoods. These gloveboxes and open front hoods must be decontaminated to meet discharge limits for Low Level Waste. Gloveboxes and open front hoods at CMR have been painted. One of the deliverables on this project is to identify the best method for stripping the paint from large numbers of gloveboxes. Four methods being considered are the following: conventional paint stripping, dry ice pellets, strippable coatings, and high pressure water technology. The advantages of each technology will be discussed. Last, cost comparisons between the technologies will be presented.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 756981
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-99-1189; TRN: US0003667
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: ICEM'99, 7th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation, Nagoya (JP), 09/26/1999--09/30/1999; Other Information: PBD: 26 Sep 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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