Published July 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

A comprehensive study on the laser decontamination of surfaces contaminated with Cs+ ion

  • 1. Chungnam National University, 220 Gung-dong, Yuseong, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, P.O. Box 105, Yuseong, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)

Description

A Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with a 1064 nm, 450 mJ/pulse and 14 ns pulse width was employed to study the decontamination characteristics of Type 304 stainless steel specimens contaminated with Cs+ ions. The surrogate specimens were artificially contaminated with two kinds of premixed solutions. The laser was irradiated for 10, 20 and 100 shots. The results were investigated using a SEM, EPMA and XPS. For the surrogate specimen treated with the CsCl+KCl solution, more than 98% of the Cs+ ions were removed during an irradiation of 100 shots. The specimen treated with the CsCl+KCl solution was easier to decontaminate. By comparing the ratio of the O1s intensity to the Fe2p intensity of the XPS spectra, it was found that the oxygen atoms that had evolved from the specimen treated with the CsNO3+KNO3 solution had decreased the laser's decontamination performance.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.02.055

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.02.055;
PII
S0969-8043(09)00186-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Journal Volume
67
Journal Issue
7-8
Journal Page Range
p. 1526-1529
ISSN
0969-8043
CODEN
ARISEF

Conference

Title
6. international conference on isotopes
Dates
12-16 May 2008
Place
Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

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