Presentation Published research by Fluid Tech CTO Mark Denton · 2011

Readily Available Experience, Technologies, Media, Modular Equipment and Rapid Deployment During a Nuclear Crisis

A readiness paper: how existing experience, proven media, and modular equipment were mobilized and deployed during the nuclear crisis that followed the 2011 earthquake.

Authors Mark S. Denton, Joshua L. Mertz, William D. Bostick Venue Conference presentation · December 2011
Ion Exchange & Isotope-Specific MediaDecommissioning & Cleanup

Presentation

The scientist behind this work is Fluid Tech's Chief Technology Officer. Mark S. Denton led media technology at Kurion, Inc. during the Fukushima Daiichi response (the affiliation printed on the paper), and the isotope-specific media science documented here is the foundation of Fluid Tech's WTZ® and FHA products. The media and systems in this paper were Kurion's; Fluid Tech's current products are described under Ion Exchange Media. The summary below is for reference only; full details are in the cited paper. See Dr. Denton's full publication timeline →

01 Overview

This paper describes how pre-existing experience, technologies, characterized media, and modular equipment were rapidly mobilized and deployed during the nuclear crisis that followed the 11 March 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami.

Summary written from the published abstract. It reproduces no proprietary data, methods, or results.

02 Why it matters

  • Preparedness is the product: the argument of the paper is that crisis response depends on what is already qualified and on the shelf.
  • Relevant to every utility's emergency plan: the same logic applies to an off-normal outage or a fuel-pool event at home.
  • Carried into Fluid Tech's work: the modular, pre-characterized approach is the one used on the Hanford 105-KW basin.

03 Citation

Mark S. Denton, Joshua L. Mertz, William D. Bostick. Readily Available Experience, Technologies, Media, Modular Equipment and Rapid Deployment During a Nuclear Crisis. Conference presentation, December 2011 (authors' deposit; no proceedings record located).

04 Related

Dr. Mark Denton: 50 years of published research Ion Exchange Media Hanford 105-KW Case Study Ion-Specific Media Development (WM 2011) Back to Technical Library

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