CA1230806A - Ceric acid decontamination of nuclear reactors - Google Patents

Ceric acid decontamination of nuclear reactors

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CA1230806A
CA1230806A CA000481173A CA481173A CA1230806A CA 1230806 A CA1230806 A CA 1230806A CA 000481173 A CA000481173 A CA 000481173A CA 481173 A CA481173 A CA 481173A CA 1230806 A CA1230806 A CA 1230806A
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acid
solution
ceric
ceric acid
eerie
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French (fr)
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Clifton G. Slater
Alexander P. Murray
Robert W. White
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23G—CLEANING OR DE-GREASING OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY CHEMICAL METHODS OTHER THAN ELECTROLYSIS
    • C23G1/00—Cleaning or pickling metallic material with solutions or molten salts
    • C23G1/02—Cleaning or pickling metallic material with solutions or molten salts with acid solutions
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F9/00—Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor
    • G21F9/001—Decontamination of contaminated objects, apparatus, clothes, food; Preventing contamination thereof
    • G21F9/002—Decontamination of the surface of objects with chemical or electrochemical processes
    • G21F9/004—Decontamination of the surface of objects with chemical or electrochemical processes of metallic surfaces

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Water By Oxidation Or Reduction (AREA)
  • Detergent Compositions (AREA)
  • Cleaning And De-Greasing Of Metallic Materials By Chemical Methods (AREA)
  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
  • Preventing Corrosion Or Incrustation Of Metals (AREA)
CA000481173A 1984-05-29 1985-05-09 Ceric acid decontamination of nuclear reactors Expired CA1230806A (en)

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US61501884A 1984-05-29 1984-05-29
US615,018 1984-05-29

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US (1) US4657596A (en:Method)
EP (1) EP0164937A1 (en:Method)
JP (1) JPS613095A (en:Method)
KR (1) KR850008506A (en:Method)
CA (1) CA1230806A (en:Method)
ES (1) ES8700786A1 (en:Method)
ZA (1) ZA853531B (en:Method)

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ZA853531B (en) 1985-12-24
KR850008506A (ko) 1985-12-18
ES8700786A1 (es) 1986-10-16
JPS613095A (ja) 1986-01-09
EP0164937A1 (en) 1985-12-18
JPH0310920B2 (en:Method) 1991-02-14
ES543571A0 (es) 1986-10-16
US4657596A (en) 1987-04-14

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