Pete Verdon wrote:
geoff wrote:

Words fail me
http://tinyurl.com/nry7wp

What's wrong with that? They've tested it and found it effective for
their purposes, so why shouldn't they use it? Nuk-yer-ler stuff doesn't
all have to involve magical gizmos made of unobtainium.


Radioactive decontamination is mostly simple cleaning - it's only the
working situation that is difficult. However, many common methods are
ruled out by the fact that everything you use and wear will become
classified as radioactive waste too.

Domestic cleaning products are a fine old tradition at Dounreay. When
Scotchbrite pads first came out, they were quick to spot the potential
for cleaning the insides of reactors... but now imagine doing that from
the other end of a very, very long stick.


--
Ian White