RE: Sensorcoat decontamination coating

["Neil, David M" <neildm@id.doe.gov>]

Really?  Less than the barrels of wipes from a conventional large area decon?  I don't think so.

 

Of course, given that you are affiliated with another system, you naturally have to support that.  

 

I'm not downing your product, it is probably quite effective in its niche - medical isotopes - but remember, it has to be wiped up, creating a substantial volume in contaminated wipes.

 

There are also ALARA aspects to using a strippable coating as opposed to manually deconning (mumble mumble) square feet of reactor compartment.



-----Original Message-----

From: John Kuperus [mailto:jkuperus@custompharmacy.com]

Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 8:12 AM

To: lboing@ANL.GOV; JGinniver@AOL.COM; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: RE: Sensorcoat decontamination coating





Use on large areas would provide a large volume of dried paint, more Rad waste to get rid of.

 

John Kuperus

M&S Bracytherapy

www.iodowash.com

 



-----Original Message-----

From: Larry Boing [mailto:lboing@anl.gov]

Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 8:25 AM

To: 'John Kuperus'; JGinniver@AOL.COM; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: RE: Sensorcoat decontamination coating







Is this a laboratory setting only useful technology or is it to be deployed in dirty grimy messy nuclear/rad environments?



 



Lawrence E. Boing



Argonne National Laboratory



Nuclear Engrg Division, Decommissioning Program



9700 South Cass Avenue, Bldg 362



Argonne, IL   60439    



 



Phone 630.252.6729



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-----Original Message-----

From: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu] On Behalf Of John Kuperus

Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 6:29 AM

To: JGinniver@AOL.COM; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: RE: Sensorcoat decontamination coating



 



Julian,



 



Other than the news posting ( http://www.lanl.gov/worldview/news/releases/archive/03-120.shtml) , little information is provided.  It appears to be



a stripable paint containing one of many tetrazolium compounds which forms and insoluble formazan molecule when exposed to radiation.  Most



of these compounds also react to heat, light, UV etc.  It would be interesting to see which compound they chose.



 



John Kuperus



 



 



-----Original Message-----

From: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu [mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]On Behalf Of JGinniver@AOL.COM

Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 3:17 PM

To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: Sensorcoat decontamination coating



Following up a recent posting on a new decontamination coating used at Los Alamos, I discovered very little information (through google) other than the brief news postings from Los Alamos.  This gave its name as 'Sensorcoat'.  I've checked the DOE Decontamination and decommissioning focus areas, also without success.  I haven't bothered with the DOE Public Information Bridge as items located here often appear through google.



Anyone in Radsafe land with more information on this product, links to useful bits on the web, contact with the manufacturer etc. all would be welcome.



Thanks,

       Julian