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 | The hazards associated with radioactive contamination while dismantling the research and production sites from the cold war is a serious problem. ADA’s novel ElectroDecon™ technology uses an electrochemical strippable coating to simply, inexpensively and safely remove radioactive contaminants from conductive surfaces, thereby protecting workers and the environment. The ElectroDecon technology also provides a safe and effective method of cleaning corrosion, grease and oils from surfaces prior to welding or brazing. | |
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|  THE ELECTROCHEMICAL STRIPPABLE COATING SYSTEM
The well-established benefits of strippable coatings and electrochemical polishing in a single nuclear decontamination technology.
Effective removal of fixed and smearable contaminants from metallic surfaces.
• Safe and economical decontamination of expensive capital equipment.
• Cost savings are realized by achieving reduced waste categories for many objects—e.g. TRU reduced to LLW, or LLW items reduced to free-release.
Minimization of airborne hazard: contaminants are fully entrained and encapsulated in a gel as they are removed.
• No dangerous off gases are produced.
• Personnel receive lower radiation exposures: short-term, due to fast equipment set up and rapid decontamination and long-term, due to lower work area radiation levels.
• Waste generated by the process is a common waste form handled routinely within the DOE nuclear complex: “hot” plastic film.
Simple equipment setup removes contamination quickly.
• The ElectroDecon™ equipment is compact, inexpensive, highly portable, easy to deploy, and it can be kept in hot storage when not in use.
• Decontamination is accomplished quickly, preserving valuable schedule time. All parts to the system can be disassembled, shown above, for easy disposal and replacement.
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|  The ElectroDecon™ system consists of
1) gel that cures in air and inert atmospheres,
2) a power supply providing a waveform that optimally drives electrochemical reactions to efficiently strip away contaminants, and 3) a gel dispensing and application system designed to satisfy nuclear safeguards and criticality safety requirements.
For more information about ADA's ElectroDecon™ system or RedOxy™ technologies, please feel free to contact:
Nick Knowlton
303-874-8273
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