Development of laser decontamination technique (VII); The pollution distribution check examination of the test piece after laser decontamination

not registered; Fukui, Yasutaka ; not registered; Tanimoto, Kenichi

On irradiating laser ray to surface of metal, the surface is rapidly heated, melted, and evaporated. Laser decontamination technique has been developed by using the transpire process to radionuclides contaminated machine surface. The decontamination experiments using normal pulse YAG laser and hot sample were carried out. In the experiments, it was understood that even if the surface is ground by 150m or more, radioactivities could not be completely removed. 0n this account, for the purpose of study the depth where a radioactivities merges in the metal by the laser irradiation, surveys using the hot test specimen were per拓rmed. Results are as follows. (1) Observation of topographic profile suggested that the depth of irregularity by laser irradiation were from 200m to 500m, and there were crud on the surface, which seems reattached melting crud by laser irradiation. (2) Metallic composition analysis with fluorescent X-ray analysis device suggested that there was the segregation of Cr in the test specimen that used Air for the assistance gas, and there were not the segregation that used Ar for the assistance gas. (3) The radioactivity analysis of the test specimen that uses the imaging plate and the radio autograph could not clear the distribution of radioactivities. However, it could be confirmed that a radioactive nuclide exited in a range of 500 m or less. (4) Grounding the test specimen and measurement of the doses of radiation with Ge measuring tool suggested that there were radioactivities up to the depth of 300m in the test specimen which used Air for the assistance gas, and 120m in the test specimen which used Ar for the assistance gas.