IPC 6 English version  G21F-G21F00936
SECTION G– PHYSICS

G 21

NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

G 21 F

PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION, OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR (radiation protection by pharmaceutical means A 61 K 7/40; in cosmonautic vehicles B 64 G; combined with a reactor G 21 C 11/00; combined with X-ray tubes H 01 J 35/16; combined with X-ray apparatus H 05 G 1/02)


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Shielding characterised by the composition of the material

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02

Selection of uniform shielding materials

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04

. . 

Concretes; Other hydraulic hardening materials

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06

. . 

Ceramics; Glasses; Refractories (cermets G 21 F 1/08)

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08

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Metals; Alloys; Cermets, i.e. sintered mixtures of ceramics and metals

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10

. . 

Organic substances; Dispersions in organic carriers

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12

Laminated shielding materials

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00

Shielding characterised by its physical form, e.g. granules, or shape of the material

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02

Clothing (protective garments in general A 41 D 13/00)

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025

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Clothing completely surrounding the wearer [5]

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03

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Aprons [5]

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035

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Gloves (mounting means on glove boxes G 21 F 7/053) [5]

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04

Bricks; Shields made up therefrom

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00

Transportable or portable shielded containers

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002

Containers for fluid radioactive wastes [5]

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005

Containers for solid radioactive wastes, e.g. for ultimate disposal [5]

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008

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Containers for fuel elements [5]

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012

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Fuel element racks in the containers [5]

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015

for storing radioactive sources, e.g. source carriers for irradiation units; Radioisotope containers [5]

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018

. . 

Syringe shields or holders (syringe shielding for applying radioactive material to the body A 61 M 36/08) [5]

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02

with provision for restricted exposure of a radiation source within the container

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04

. . 

Means for controlling exposure, e.g. time, size of aperture (controlling exposure to X-radiation H 05 G 1/30)

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06

Details of, or accessories to, the containers [5]

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08

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Shock-absorbers, e.g. impact buffers for containers [5]

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10

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Heat-removal systems, e.g. using circulating fluid or cooling fins [5]

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12

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Closures for containers; Sealing arrangements [5]

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14

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Devices for handling containers or shipping-casks, e.g. transporting devices [5]

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00

Shielded cells or rooms (chambers provided with manipulating devices in general B 25 J)

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005

Shielded passages through walls; Locks; Transferring devices between rooms (between glove-boxes G 21 F 7/047) [5]

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01

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Transferring by fluidic means [5]

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015

Room atmosphere, temperature or pressure control devices [5]

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02

Observation devices permitting vision but shielding the observer

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03

. . 

Windows, e.g. shielded [5]

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04

Shielded glove-boxes (glove-boxes in general B 25 J 21/02)

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047

. . 

Shielded passages; Closing or transferring means between glove-boxes [5]

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053

. . 

Glove mounting means [5]

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06

Structural combination with remotely-controlled apparatus, e.g. with manipulators (manipulators B 25 J; remote control in general G 05)

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00

Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor [2,5]

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02

Treating gases [2]

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04

Treating liquids [2]

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06

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Processing (separating different isotopes of the same chemical element B 01 D 59/00)

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08

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by evaporation; by distillation

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10

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by flocculation

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12

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by absorption; by adsorption; by ion-exchange

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14

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by incineration; by calcination, e.g. desiccation

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16

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by fixation in stable solid media

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18

. . . 

by biological processes

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20

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Disposal of liquid waste

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22

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by storage in a tank or other container

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24

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by storage in the ground; by storage under water, e.g. in ocean

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by dilution in water, e.g. in ocean, in stream

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Treating solids [2]

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30

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Processing (separating different isotopes of the same chemical element B 01 D 59/00)

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32

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by incineration

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34

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Disposal of solid waste

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36

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by packaging; by baling

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