RADWIPES - Performance and Cleaning Efficacy

RADWIPES是由MDCO有限公司开发的清洁产品的品牌名称。RADWIPES是专门为与英国核许可场地上遗留建筑物的退役清理操作相关的辐射去污活动而开发的，其中许多都属于N. D.A. -核退役管理局的保护范围。最初的产品是与塞拉菲尔德场地有限公司合作开发的，以帮助他们努力减少操作者暴露于电离辐射，减少用于处理的清理废物的量，同时也减少处理这种产生的放射性废物的费用。当然，这对核电站和英国纳税人来说都是一个主要的成本负担。该项目的目的是分析和测试该产品的新创新，包括基础流体的新配方，新的创新微纤维织物以及新的可回收包装。正在开发这种创新的新包装，以提高现场安全性，并在回收条件下回收其成分，这些产品用于高度敏感的放射性条件下，因此，为了正确分析和测试这些新材料和配方，该项目必须模拟类似于核场地的放射性条件。这些条件将在核场址上发现的各种各样的表面上复制不同程度的放射性污染，这些表面是不锈钢、黑色金属、塑料、混凝土、橡胶、木材、砖砌物以及场址上发现的其他材料。所产生的数据对于确定核工业的新材料和产品开发将是非常宝贵的。该项目的第二部分将侧重于分析这些新材料的成分，以确保它们不包含会导致材料浪费的任何元素。MDCO有限公司将拥有必要的数据，以进一步开发擦拭巾中使用的基液的新配方，根据公司的可持续发展和环境政策，寻求使用可回收/可生物降解的原材料和织物。该项目将为MDCO提供开发其“下一代"RADWIPES所需的科学和可靠性分析，这将使他们能够将这些产品推广和供应到所有英国许可的核电站。除了为英国纳税人节省费用外，减少核废料的处理量对我们的环境是一个巨大的好处。

RADWIPES is the brand name of a cleaning product developed by MDCO Ltd. RADWIPES have been developed specifically for radiation decontamination activities associated with the decommissioning cleanup operations of legacy buildings on UK nuclear licensed sites, many of which, fall under the umbrella of the N.D.A. - Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.The initial product was developed in collaboration with Sellafield Sites Limited, in order to assist with their efforts to reduce operator exposure to ionising radiation, reduce the amount of clean up waste for processing, whist also reducing the expense of processing this generated radioactive waste. This of course, is a major cost burden for both the nuclear sites and the British tax payer.The purpose of this project is to analyse and test new innovations of this product in terms of new formulations of the base fluid, new innovative microfibre fabrics and also, new recyclable packaging. This innovative new packaging is being developed to enhance safety on site and have elements of its composition reclaimed under recycling conditions.These products are used in highly sensitive, radioactive conditions and therefore, in order to analyse and test these new materials and formulations correctly, the project will have to simulate the radioactive conditions similar to those found on nuclear sites. These conditions will replicate varying degrees of radioactive contamination on a wide variety of surfaces found on nuclear sites i.e. stainless steel, ferrous metals, plastic, concrete, rubber, wood, brickwork amongst other materials found on site. The data produced will be invaluable in determining new material and product development for the nuclear industry.The second part of the project will focus on the analysis of the composition of these new materials to ensure they contain no elements which would cause any issues with the material waste/effluent routes on site.MDCO Ltd will then have the necessary data to further develop new formulations of the base fluid used in the wipes and also, in line with the company Sustainability and Environmental Policies, look to use raw materials and fabrics which are recyclable/biodegradable.This project will give MDCO the scientific and metrological analysis required to develop their 'Next Generation' of RADWIPES which will enable them to promote and supply these products into all UK licensed nuclear sites.Apart from the savings to the British tax payer, reducing the volume of nuclear waste for processing is a huge benefit to our environment.