Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC

Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC

Michael G Serrato

Matthew D Folsom

David M Immel

Jean R Plummer

John Thomas Bobbitt, Iii

Aaron L Washington, Ii

Joseph A Teprovich, Jr

John T Bobbitt

John T Bobbit, Iii

Radiological containment bags for use in storing alpha particle emitting waste are described. The radiological containment bags are formed of a multilayer film with an inner layer of the film being a sacrificial layer that lies between the interior of the bag and a structural polymeric layer. The sacrificial layer includes a flexible composite material that in turn includes a polymeric matrix and an alpha particle energy absorber incorporated in the polymeric matrix. The sacrificial layer can include a chromophore that can detect early degradation of the sacrificial material.

Reinforced radiological containment bag

A radiation imaging system includes a casing and a camera disposed inside the casing. A first field of view through the casing exposes the camera to light from outside of the casing. An image plate is disposed inside the casing, and a second field of view through the casing to the image plate exposes the image plate to high-energy particles produced by a radioisotope outside of the casing. An optical reflector that is substantially transparent to the high-energy particles produced by the radioisotope is disposed with respect to the camera and the image plate to reflect light to the camera and to allow the high-energy particles produced by the radioisotope to pass through the optical reflector to the image plate.

Radiation imaging system

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Aiken, SC, United States of America

Michael G Serrato