SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES: PERFORMANCE OF A POLYMER SEALANT COATING IN AN ARCTIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT
This first project, under the auspices of the Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation (AMEC) forum, Project 1.4-1 Solid Radioactive Waste Storage Technologies, successfully demonstrated the feasibility of using a polymer-based coating to seal concrete and steel surfaces from permanent radioactive...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:759045 2023-07-30T04:01:17+02:00 SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES: PERFORMANCE OF A POLYMER SEALANT COATING IN AN ARCTIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT COWGILL,M.G. MOSKOWITZ,P.D. CHERNAENKO,L.M. NAZARIAN,A. GRIFFITH,A. DIASHEV,A. ENGOY,T. 2008-02-05 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/759045 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/759045 https://doi.org/10.2172/759045 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/759045 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/759045 https://doi.org/10.2172/759045 doi:10.2172/759045 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE PROTECTIVE COATINGS CONCRETES CONTAINERS SURFACE CONTAMINATION FLAMMABILITY FLEXIBILITY PERFORMANCE POLYMERS RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE STEELS TANKS VEHICLES CLIMATES 2008 ftosti https://doi.org/10.2172/759045 2023-07-11T08:36:43Z This first project, under the auspices of the Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation (AMEC) forum, Project 1.4-1 Solid Radioactive Waste Storage Technologies, successfully demonstrated the feasibility of using a polymer-based coating to seal concrete and steel surfaces from permanent radioactive contamination in an Arctic marine environment. A mobile, self-sufficient spraying device, was developed to specifications provided by the Russian Ministry of Defence Northern Navy and was deployed at the RTP Atomflot site, Murmansk, Russia. Demonstration coatings of Polibrid 705 were applied to concrete surfaces exposed to conditions ranging from indoor pedestrian usage to heavy vehicle passage and container handling in a loading bay. A large steel container was also coated with the polymer, filled with solid radwaste, sealed, and left out of doors and exposed to the full 12 month Arctic weather cycle. The field tests were accompanied by a series of laboratory qualification tests carried out at the research laboratory of ICC Nuclide in St. Petersburg. During the 12-month field tests, the sealant coating showed little sign of degradation except for a few chips and gouge marks on the loading bay surface that were readily repaired. Contamination resulting from radwaste handling was easily removed and the surface was not degraded by contact with the decontamination agents. In the laboratory testing, Polibrid 705 met all the Russian qualification requirements with the exception of flammability. In this last instance, it was decided to restrict application of the coating to land-based facilities. The Russian technical experts from the Ministry of Defence quickly familiarized themselves with the equipment and were able to identify several areas of potential improvement as deployment of the equipment progressed. The prime among these was the desirability of extending the range of the equipment through enlarged gasoline tanks (to permit extended operational times) and longer material supply hoses (to increase flexibility of ... Other/Unknown Material Arctic SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) Arctic Murmansk |
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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE PROTECTIVE COATINGS CONCRETES CONTAINERS SURFACE CONTAMINATION FLAMMABILITY FLEXIBILITY PERFORMANCE POLYMERS RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE STEELS TANKS VEHICLES CLIMATES COWGILL,M.G. MOSKOWITZ,P.D. CHERNAENKO,L.M. NAZARIAN,A. GRIFFITH,A. DIASHEV,A. ENGOY,T. SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES: PERFORMANCE OF A POLYMER SEALANT COATING IN AN ARCTIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT |
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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE PROTECTIVE COATINGS CONCRETES CONTAINERS SURFACE CONTAMINATION FLAMMABILITY FLEXIBILITY PERFORMANCE POLYMERS RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE STEELS TANKS VEHICLES CLIMATES |
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This first project, under the auspices of the Arctic Military Environmental Cooperation (AMEC) forum, Project 1.4-1 Solid Radioactive Waste Storage Technologies, successfully demonstrated the feasibility of using a polymer-based coating to seal concrete and steel surfaces from permanent radioactive contamination in an Arctic marine environment. A mobile, self-sufficient spraying device, was developed to specifications provided by the Russian Ministry of Defence Northern Navy and was deployed at the RTP Atomflot site, Murmansk, Russia. Demonstration coatings of Polibrid 705 were applied to concrete surfaces exposed to conditions ranging from indoor pedestrian usage to heavy vehicle passage and container handling in a loading bay. A large steel container was also coated with the polymer, filled with solid radwaste, sealed, and left out of doors and exposed to the full 12 month Arctic weather cycle. The field tests were accompanied by a series of laboratory qualification tests carried out at the research laboratory of ICC Nuclide in St. Petersburg. During the 12-month field tests, the sealant coating showed little sign of degradation except for a few chips and gouge marks on the loading bay surface that were readily repaired. Contamination resulting from radwaste handling was easily removed and the surface was not degraded by contact with the decontamination agents. In the laboratory testing, Polibrid 705 met all the Russian qualification requirements with the exception of flammability. In this last instance, it was decided to restrict application of the coating to land-based facilities. The Russian technical experts from the Ministry of Defence quickly familiarized themselves with the equipment and were able to identify several areas of potential improvement as deployment of the equipment progressed. The prime among these was the desirability of extending the range of the equipment through enlarged gasoline tanks (to permit extended operational times) and longer material supply hoses (to increase flexibility of ... |
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COWGILL,M.G. MOSKOWITZ,P.D. CHERNAENKO,L.M. NAZARIAN,A. GRIFFITH,A. DIASHEV,A. ENGOY,T. |
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COWGILL,M.G. MOSKOWITZ,P.D. CHERNAENKO,L.M. NAZARIAN,A. GRIFFITH,A. DIASHEV,A. ENGOY,T. |
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SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES: PERFORMANCE OF A POLYMER SEALANT COATING IN AN ARCTIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT |
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SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES: PERFORMANCE OF A POLYMER SEALANT COATING IN AN ARCTIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT |
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SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES: PERFORMANCE OF A POLYMER SEALANT COATING IN AN ARCTIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT |
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SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES: PERFORMANCE OF A POLYMER SEALANT COATING IN AN ARCTIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT |
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SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES: PERFORMANCE OF A POLYMER SEALANT COATING IN AN ARCTIC MARINE ENVIRONMENT |
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solid radioactive waste storage technologies: performance of a polymer sealant coating in an arctic marine environment |
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