Water cooled nuclear reactors that use the fission process for creating electricity need to be decommissioned after 30 to 40 years for safety purposes. During the decommissioning process, two targets have to be achieved. First the, recyclable metal that has been contaminated needs to be cleaned off from radioactive contamination...

* Removal of uranium compound particles such as uranyl nitrate (UO 2 (NO 3 ) 2 6H 2 O) and uranium dioxide (UO 2 ) on surfaces in the nuclear industry is of utmost importance. Metal canisters in hot cell complexes and instrumentation in nuclear fuel production need to be...

Electric Vehicle (EV) is an important mode of transportation which is green and friendly to the environment. EV relies on Li:Ion batteries and although the lifetime of an Electric Vehicle Battery (EVB) is quite long, eventually there comes a time, when the battery’s performance is reduced and needs to be...

Laser cleaning has obviously been discussed in many articles and tech-notes as a clean, safe, environmentally friendly and cost effective method  removing of paint and rust as compared to conventional techniques such as sand blasting and water jetting. Surface preparation prior to application of new paint is very important to...

The goal of this technote is to identify the hazards posed by different types of paint strippers and also offer laser cleaning as an alternative healthy and green solution that can replace it. The principle of use of paint strippers are simply to apply the paint stripper to the painted...

Laser cleaning for paint removal applications has attracted much attention in recent years because the traditional methods of removing paint such as sand blasting and chemical paint stripping produce a lot of environmental pollution. It is time to utilize a green solution for paint stripping. It is possible to do...

Lead and zinc-based paint stripping using laser technology** * This technote examines the removal of lead-based paint and zinc-based paint using laser technology. The two main references for the tech note are described below: *Lead-based paint*: The reference from 1996 [Reference 1], examines the removal of a lead-based paints from...

Demonstration at Perma-Fix Northwest Richland Inc. Nuclear Radioactive Decontamination for decommissioning with Laser Technology July 17 th , 2019 *Case Study conducted by Perma-Fix Northwest Richland Inc.* Allied Scientific Pro develops and manufactures laser cleaning, paint stripping and radioactive waste decontamination systems. Committed to developing the laser technology as an...

*Summarizing, "Environmental Evaluation of Abrasive Blasting with Sand, Water, and Dry Ice" by Lauren R. Millman, James W. Giancaspro Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, United States.* The article compares three different techniques of paint removal which are a) sandblasting, b) water...

Traditionally, in the food industry, cleaning and disinfection is done using detergent and liquid water. Bacteria on the surfaces form biofilms that adhere to the surfaces very strongly [Reference 1]. Studies have shown that these biofilms are not easy to remove using detergent solutions because they are sticky. Bacteria are...

Laser cleaning and laser texturing in food industries** ** Food industries need cleaning methods to remove oxide films, grease and rust from surfaces that are used for baking, cooking and BBQing etc. Using chemicals and mechanical abrasive methods are   not recommended because first of all they may damage the...

Laser Cleaning and Surface Preparation for Composite Material** Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) composites are very popular these days due to their light weight and material strength. They can be found in various applications ranging from aircraft and automotive industry to sports equipment. In the aircraft industry they are mostly...