Concrete Shaver

Nuclear decommissioning projects provide many technical challenges for minimizing contamination and waste. Bluegrass has one of the largest fleets of diamond concrete shavers that decontaminate concrete floors, walls and ceilings, leaving smooth surfaces that are ready for radiological survey. Discover how Bluegrass supports the decommissioning of nuclear facilities with real world experience in concrete shaving.

Benefits of Concrete Shavers

Embedded metals in contaminated floors could cause problems if the method of removal doesn't provide a smooth surface without removing too much of the concrete. Bluegrass technicians can specify concrete cutting depths from 1 mm to 10 mm per individual pass to precisely shave away contaminated areas containing embedded metals. Bluegrass technicians can use a concrete shaver to solve a variety of issues.

Below are solutions Bluegrass can provide by using a diamond concrete shaver.

Problem: The need to minimize the amount of contaminated waste produced.
Solution: A diamond concrete shaver produces 50 percent less waste than other methods. Shaving a 7500 square foot area at 1/8 inch thickness fills only a 55 gallon drum.

Problem: Tight budgets and time constraints.
Solution: Bluegrass' concrete shavers remove contaminated areas while saving time and disposal costs by eliminating the need for reworking and multiple passes. Also, blades have a life of up to 20,000 square feet at 1/8 inch thickness.

Problem: Require accurate, precise removal of contaminated surfaces.
Solution: Diamond concrete shavers are accurate to .1 mm shaving depth.

Nuclear Decommissioning Projects

Bluegrass has utilized or demonstrated the effectiveness of concrete shaving technology for the decommissioning of nuclear facilities nationwide. In Sacramento, California, Bluegrass technicians removed contaminated concrete on the floors at Rancho Seco.

Rancho Seco's Principal Radiological Engineer Michael Snyder chose Bluegrass' Marcrist Diamond Floor Shaver because of its ability to remove between 1/8 inch and 1/4 inch of concrete per pass at 100 cubic feet per hour. Also, Snyder said the concrete shaver "leaves a smooth surface that is acceptable for final site radiological surveys...and helps to ensure that surface beta scans and direct measurements, supporting final survey, are performed efficiently, effectively and reliably."

Contact Bluegrass

Make Bluegrass a partner in providing technical solutions for all aspects of nuclear decommissioning projects. Contact Bluegrass for more information about concrete shavers and other cutting-edge technologies.