Researches on skin decontamination

Living 4∼6 week-aged San Yuan white pigs (Suzhou, China) were used in skin decontamination experiments. Following a standard procedure, SM series of decontamination agents were used for decontamination of liquid nuclides. The results of immediate decontamination were as follows: K(decontamination efficiency) = 97.7% (decontamination factor DF = 43.5) for 131I; K>99% (DF>100) for 90Sr/90Y, MFP and U + TRU; K = 99.9% (DF 1000) for 137Cs. In 3 h-delayed decontamination, DF = 27∼67 (K 96.3%∼98.5) for the nuclides mentioned above. When the initiatory MFP contamination increased from 20 to 300 s-1·cm-2, the value of DF by immediate decontamination increased from 20 to 173 with the remaining activity not higher than 10 Bq·cm-2, and no additional decontamination was needed. For radioactive ash contamination of skin, DF 57∼1000 (K = 98.2%∼99.9%) in 4 h-delayed decontamination. SM series of decontamination agents are neutral liquid or cream without any irritative effect on skin. They are effective and easy to use in skin decontamination. (5 refs., 4 figs., 3 tabs.)