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RE: Sensorcoat decontamination coating
It is unfortunate that our ion-specific washes are thought to only work on
medical isotopes. Radioactive Cs-137 is Cs-137 regardless
of what you use it for.
With the proper equipment, these washes can be sprayed on and vacuumed off,
only the beads that are filtered out of the solution
are radioactive. Final radioactive volume is much less than wipes or paint.
We have tried to have various DOE facilities work with us to try some of our
products. The products were not developed there so
we are running into the NIH (not invented here) mentality. (NIH so it can't
be any good) (Although DARPA is looking at our products and
systems.)
Thanks
John Kuperus
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil, David M [mailto:neildm@id.doe.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 9:48 AM
To: John Kuperus; lboing@ANL.GOV; JGinniver@AOL.COM;
radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
Subject: RE: Sensorcoat decontamination coating
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
Fax 630.252.5287
lboing@anl.gov
www.td.anl.gov/D&D/
www.orau.gov/ddsc/
-----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