HIGH PRODUCTIVITY VACUUM BLASTING SYSTEM

McPhee, William S.

National Energy Technology Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Explosive Fracturing;    Vacuum Systems;    Decontamination;    32 Energy Conservation, Consumption, And Utilization;    11 Nuclear Fuel Cycle And Fuel Materials;   

DOI  :  10.2172/793656
RP-ID  :  AR26-98FT40367--04
RP-ID  :  AR26-98FT40367
RP-ID  :  793656

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Department of Energy (DOE) needs improved technologies to decontaminate large areas of both concrete and steel surfaces. The technology should have high operational efficiency, minimize exposures to workers, and produce low levels of secondary waste. In order to meet the DOE's needs, an applied research and development project for the improvement of a current decontamination technology, Vacuum Blasting, is proposed. The objective of this project is to improve the productivity and lower the expense of the existing vacuum blasting technology which has been widely used in DOE sites for removing radioactive contamination, PCBs, and lead-based paint. The proposed work would increase the productivity rate and provide safe and cost-effective decontamination of the DOE sites.