Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating an earth contaminated by at least one radionuclide such as cesium 137Cs comprising at least one step of separating said radionuclide by dispersed air flotation foam produced by blowing air bubbles in a suspension comprising said earth and at least one collector. The present invention also relates to the flotation foam obtained by implementing such a process.

Abstract: The invention relates to gels for detecting and locating radioactive surface contamination of a solid material substrate, particularly via change in the colour of the gels within the visible range or via attenuation, fading, of the colour of the gels, i.e. decoloration of the gels. The invention also relates to a method for detecting and locating radioactive surface contamination of a solid material substrate that uses said gels.

Abstract: A device for measurement of the radiological activity in the bottom of an aqueous medium, comprising a sealed case for a radiological detector, means forming a truncated cone containing a material that allows radiation to be measured by said radiological detector to pass through it, comprising a short base and a long base, the long base forming an input face for the radiation to be measured, this cone being assembled to said case in a sealed manner, the short base being placed on the side of the detector input face, and the long base being designed to be placed facing the bottom of this aqueous medium.

Abstract: A method for sorting, in a continuous flow, contaminated materials, which includes: conveying materials from a point (A) to a point (B) by means of a conveyor; measuring the radioactive activity by means of a first sensor between the points (A) and (B) on the top surface (FSUP) of the first conveyor; and sorting the materials by means of a sorting device. The method may include measuring the radioactive activity of the contaminated material by means of a second sensor, either on the top surface (FSUP) of the conveyor and upstream from the point (A), or below the bottom surface (FINF) of said conveyor; calculating a differential measurement between a measurement from the second sensor and from the first sensor; and restricting the sorting to the comparison between a threshold value and the measurement from the first sensor or the differential measurement.

Abstract: A device for measurement of the radiological activity in the bottom of an aqueous medium, comprising a sealed case for a radiological detector, means forming a truncated cone containing a material that allows radiation to be measured by said radiological detector to pass through it, comprising a short base and a long base, the long base forming an input face for the radiation to be measured, this cone being assembled to said case in a sealed manner, the short base being placed on the side of the detector input face, and the long base being designed to be placed facing the bottom of this aqueous medium.

Abstract: A method for sorting, in a continuous flow, contaminated materials, which includes: conveying materials from a point (A) to a point (B) by means of a conveyor; measuring the radioactive activity by means of a first sensor between the points (A) and (B) on the top surface (FSUP) of the first conveyor; and sorting the materials by means of a sorting device. The method may include measuring the radioactive activity of the contaminated material by means of a second sensor, either on the top surface (FSUP) of the conveyor and upstream from the point (A), or below the bottom surface (FINF) of said conveyor; calculating a differential measurement between a measurement from the second sensor and from the first sensor; and restricting the sorting to the comparison between a threshold value and the measurement from the first sensor or the differential measurement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating an earth contaminated by at least one radionuclide such as cesium 137Cs comprising at least one step of separating said radionuclide by dispersed air flotation foam produced by blowing air bubbles in a suspension comprising said earth and at least one collector. The present invention also relates to the flotation foam obtained by implementing such a process.