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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2016
Energy, United States Department of, Washington, DC (US);
Michael D Kaminski, Lockport, IL (US);
Carol J Mertz, Downers Grove, IL (US);
U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The method and system disclosed provides radionuclide contamination mitigation by applying an aqueous carrier solution comprising a cation to a surface bearing a radionuclide contaminant to cause the radionuclide contaminant to enter solution forming a laden solution, then contacting the laden solution with a sequestering agent to bind to the radionuclide contaminant to form a laden sequestering agent. The removal and sequestration of the radionuclide contaminant from the contaminated surface leads directly to a reduction in the amount of radiologically-impacted critical infrastructure and the environment. The method and system are able to be performed or utilized economically with materials quickly available in the event of a radiological dispersion event.