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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard I Larson, Wilimington, NC (US);
Michael R Chilton, Wilimington, NC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, , NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
376310 ; 376457 ; 252640 ; 252643 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process of decontaminating zirconium-based alloy claddings tubes used in nuclear reactor fuel rods. The process involved the use of a permanganate in a dilute acid solution. The process renders the alloy suitable for uncontrolled release into a non-radioactive environment.