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Decommissioning a tritium glove-box facility (open access)

Decommissioning a tritium glove-box facility

A large glove-box facility for handling reactive metal tritides was decommissioned. Major sections of the glove box were decontaminated and disassembled for reuse at another tritium facility. To achieve the desired results, decontamnation required repeated washing, first with organic liquids, then with water and detergents. Worker protection was provided by simple ventilation combined with careful monitoring of the work areas and employees. Several innovative techniques are described.
Date: August 8, 1979
Creator: Folkers, C. L.; Homann, S. G.; Nicolosi, A. S.; Hanel, S. L. & King, W. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library