Decontamination of Cesium Cobalt Strontium and Americium from Porous Surfaces
Citation:
U.S. EPA. Decontamination of Cesium Cobalt Strontium and Americium from Porous Surfaces. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-13/232, 2013.
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Through its Technology Testing and Evaluation Program (TTEP), NHSRC recently evaluated the performance of CBI Polymers’ DeconGel 1108, Environmental Alternatives, Inc.’s Rad-Release II (RRII), Argonne National Laboratory’s SuperGel (ASG), Intek Technologies’ LH-21, Kärcher Futuretech’s RDS 2000, Argonne National Laboratory’s Wash Aid intended specifically for removal of radiological contamination and vermiculite clay was evaluated for its ability to remove Cs-137 from the Wash Aid effluent. The objective of evaluating these technologies was to test their ability to remove radioactive cesium (Cs)-137, cobalt (Co)-60, strontium (Sr)-85 and americium (Am)-243 from the surface of Indiana limestone, split face Milford Pink granite, Colorado Yule marble, unpainted Portland Type II concrete, and asphalt (Wash Aid only).
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