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US 2016/0109615 A1Published application
Nuclear radiation cleanup and uranium prospecting
AssigneeLawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
InventorsRaymond P. Mariella, JR., Yves M. Dardenne
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods for nuclear radiation cleanup and uranium prospecting include the steps of identifying an area; collecting samples; sample preparation; identification, assay, and analysis; and relating the samples to the area.
Claims7
A method of cleanup of a contaminated area after detonation of a dirty bomb, comprising the steps of:
- providing a global positioning system;
- superimpose a grid on the contaminated area to be sampled, analyzed and mapped;
- collecting samples and store at a unique address according to GPS coordinates relative to said grid;
- wherein said step collecting samples includes the steps of providing a laser that produces a laser beam and collecting samples from solid surfaces in said contaminated area by directing said laser beam onto said solid surfaces to produce said samples;
- analyzing said samples and producing results, and
- using said results to generate a map using the GPS coordinates of said grid.
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The method of cleanup of a contaminated area after detonation of a dirty bomb of claim 5 wherein said laser is carried by said drone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.