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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2013
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd, Daejeon, KR;
Jei-Won Yeon, Daejeon, KR;
Sang Hyuk Jung, Nonsan-si, KR;
Jong-Yun Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Kyuseok Song, Daejeon, KR;
Hee-Jung Im, Jeju-si, KR;
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for filtering airborne radioactive iodine is provided. The apparatus includes a housing defining an interior space and comprising an inlet for receiving air and an outlet for discharging the air; and a composition placed in the interior space for trapping airborne radioactive iodine between the inlet and the outlet. The composition comprises one or more salts selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal chloride and an alkaline earth metal chloride. A method of filtering airborne radioactive iodine is further provided. The method includes providing the foregoing apparatus at a nuclear facility and blowing air to flow from the inlet to the outlet and contact the composition placed in the interior space, whereby airborne radioactive iodine is trapped in the interior space.