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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alexander P Murray, Murrysville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F / ; C23G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252626 ; 134-3 ; 134 27 ; 134 28 ; 252 82 ; 252 86 ; 252631 ; 376310 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is an oxidizing composition of water, about 0.1 to saturation of an alkali metal hypohalite, and sufficient alkali metal hydroxide to raise the pH of the solution to at least about 12. A method of decontaminating metal surfaces having a coating thereon which contains radioactive substances is also disclosed. The composition is passed over the coating at a temperature of about 50.degree. to about 120.degree. C. followed by passing a decontamination solution over the coating.