Decontamination of concrete surfaces at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Decontamination of concrete surfaces at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory

Creator

  • Author: Cox, E.J.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: Garde, R.
    Creator Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
    Place of Publication: New Mexico

Date

  • Creation: 1980-01-01

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: For the past two years the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory has been engaged in decontaminating its former plutonium facility. The facility was in use for over 30 years for plutonium operations varying from dry metallurgical processes to wet (solution) recovery processes. To date approximately 3400 square meters of floor surface have been decontaminated to permit re-use for nonplutonium work. Approximately 330 square meters of concrete surfaces required scarifying the contamination after all other attempts such as detergents and acid solutions had proven ineffective. The uses of hand-held and floor type pneumatic scarifiers are described as well as an inexpensive but effective contamination containment chamber built at Los Alamos for use with the hand-held model. Contamination control, waste handling, manpower requirements, and cost are documented for the techniques used at LASL.
  • Physical Description: 17 pages

Subject

  • Keyword: Cost
  • Keyword: Radioactive Waste Disposal
  • Keyword: Management
  • Keyword: Building Materials
  • Keyword: Decontamination
  • Keyword: Surfaces
  • Keyword: Us Doe
  • Keyword: Concretes
  • STI Subject Categories: 38 Radiation Chemistry, Radiochemistry, And Nuclear Chemistry
  • Keyword: Materials
  • Keyword: Waste Disposal
  • Keyword: Nuclear Facilities
  • Keyword: Cleaning
  • Keyword: Us Aec
  • Keyword: National Organizations
  • Keyword: Floors
  • Keyword: Us Erda
  • Keyword: Waste Management 400702* -- Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry-- Properties Of Radioactive Materials
  • Keyword: Lasl
  • Keyword: Us Organizations

Source

  • Conference: Concrete decontamination workshop, Seattle, WA, USA, 28 May 1980

Collection

  • Name: Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
    Code: OSTI

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Article

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Report No.: LA-UR-80-1460
  • Report No.: CONF-800542-3
  • Grant Number: W-7405-ENG-36
  • Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 5377777
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1074347

Note

  • Display Note: NTIS, PC A02/MF A01.
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