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MAGNETIC BIOSORBENTS FOR CLOSED-CYCLE DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 1165
Amount: $464,798.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
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P.o. Box 600
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
United States
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HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr. Myles Walsh
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Abstract

THE TECHNOLOGY FOR CLEANING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED SURFACES NEEDS IMPROVEMENT TO MAKE IT MORE COST EFFECTIVE. AT PRESENT, THE COSTS FOR DECOMMISSIONING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, IN SOME CASES, EXCEED THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS. THIS RESEARCH INVESTIGATES A NEW, INEXPENSIVE PROCESS FOR CLEANING RADIOACTIVE SURFACES. THE PROPOSED APPROACH IS TO INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL OF USING MICROSCOPIC MAGNETIC BIOSORBENTS TO REMOVE RADIONUCLIDES FROM DECONTAMINATION STRIPPING SOLUTIONS. THE PHASE I EFFORT INVOLVES A SYSTEMATIC STUDY DIRECTED TOWARD DETERMINING THE OPTIMUM TYPE OF BIOSORBENT, AND THE CONDITIONS FOR PRODUCING THIS MATERIAL. SUCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM WILL LEAD TO AN INEXPENSIVE, RELIABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR DECONTAMINATING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL ALSO FACILITATE THE LONG-TERM STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS.

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