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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2000
Edward F. Lamoureux, Hampden, MA (US);
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of separating radioactive cut material from non-radioactive abrasive cutting material is disclosed herein. The method includes the steps: determining a magnetic susceptibility of a radioactive material to be cut; selecting a magnetic susceptibility of a radioactive material to be used with a water jet cutting tool such that the abrasive cutting material has a different magnetic susceptibility than the radioactive material to be cut; capturing a mixture of radioactive cut material and abrasive material generated during operation of the water jet cutting tool; and separating the radioactive cut material from the abrasive cutting material using a magnetic filter.