Compositions – Radioactive compositions
Patent
1989-08-28
1991-12-31
Locker, Howard J.
Compositions
Radioactive compositions
252627, 376156, 376157, 376180, 376182, 376190, 376308, G21F 900, G21F 1942, G21G 100, G21G 112
Patent
active
050769715
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and method for decontaminating radioactive materials by stimulating the atomic system of radioactive materials. The stimulus is kept applied to the radioactive materials for a predetermined time. In this way, the rate of decay of the radioactivity of the materials is greatly accelerated and the materials are thereby decontaminated at a rate much faster than normal. The stimulus can be applied to the radioactive materials placing them within the sphere or terminal of a Van de Graaff generator and allowing them to be subjected to the electrical potential of the generator, such as in the range of 50 kilovolts to 500 kilovolts, for at least a period of 30 minutes or more.
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