Hemispheric Center for Environment Technology, Florida International University, Suite 2100, Center for Engineering and Applied Sciences, 10555 West Flager Street, Miami, FL 33174

F -- NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION SERVICES -- DECONTAMINATION & DECOMISSIONING (D&D) TECHNOLOGIES SOUGHT FOR STUDY ON SURFACE REMOVAL PERFORMANCE ON METAL AND/OR MASONRY SURFACES SOL HCET010 DUE 042598 POC Tanza Ross D&D Project Manager (305) 348-6556 WEB: click here to enter FIU-HCET info page, http://www.hcet.fiu.edu. E-MAIL: click here to contact project manager via e-mail, rosst@eng.fiu.edu. Florida International University's Hemispheric Center for Environmental Technologies (FIU-HCET) and the Department of Energy are seeking qualified D&D technology suppliers to conduct an engineering study for the comparative analysis of surface removal decontamination. This study is being performed to support the U.S. Department of Energy's Environmental Management Objectives. These tests are being conducted at the Florida International University campus in Miami, Florida. Qualified suppliers may demonstrate their technologies on metal and/or masonry surfaces. All surrogate surfaces provided by Florida International University will not be radiologically contaminated, however all demonstrations should proceed as if being used within a nuclear facility. Technologies demonstrated will be evaluated based on their performance with respect to surface removal depth, waste volume, production rate and safety factors. The following is a description of the masonry and metal test surfaces provided by FIU-HCET. Masonry: Floors: 20 ft x 20 ft poured concrete Walls: 20 ft x 10 ft poured concrete 20 ft x 10 ft brick Ceiling: 20 ft x 10 ft poured concrete Metal: I-beams: W6x9, 10 ft long carbon steel Plates: 4 ft x 4 ft x inch thick. Coating specs: Ply-Mastic primer (7 mils dry film thickness) Ply-Thane 890 HS finish (1.5 mils dry film thickness) Rust-O-Lastic primer (1.5 mils dry film thickness-metal only) Rust specs: Grade D according to SSPC specifications. All technology vendors supplying baseline and/or innovative methods of surface removal decontamination are encouraged to submit a proposal for the demonstration of their technology. To qualify as a supplier, a vendor should have at least two years of operational experience with the proposed technology and a minimum of five years of surface removal experience. All qualified suppliers should provide FIU-HCET with a letter of qualification stating the technology to be used, the applicable surface(s) for the demonstration, themaximum removal depth to be achieved, and any previous references. In addition, suppliers should supply a contact person, their address, telephone, fax, and e-mail or web site for follow up procedures. These documents must be received no later than April 25, 1998. (0050)

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