Published May 2, 1997 | Version v1
Patent

Decontamination method for radiation contaminated metal

Description

An organic acid solution is used as a decontamination liquid, and base materials of radiation contaminated metals are dissolved in the solution. The concentration of the organic acid is measured, and the organic acid is supplied by an amount corresponding to the lowering of the concentration. The decontamination liquid wastes generated during the decontamination step are decomposed, and metals leached in the organic acid solution are separated. With such procedures, contamination intruded into the inside of the mother materials of the metals can be removed, and radioactivity of the contaminated metals such as stainless steels and carbon steels can be eliminated, or the radiation level thereof can be reduced. In addition, the amount of secondary wastes generated along with the decontamination can be suppressed. (T.M.)

Availability note (English)

Available from JAPIO. Also available from EPO.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
14 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21F9/28; G21F9/12.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21F9/28; G21F9/12.
Patent number
JP patent document 9-113690/A/

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
JP patent application 7-270989.