GEMET
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Environmental
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décontamination radioactive
Definition

The removal of radioactive contamination which is deposited on surfaces or may have spread throughout a work area. Personnel decontamination is also included. Decontamination methods follow two broad avenues of attack, mechanical and chemical.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/6908