SAT KERNTECHNIK in action for the “Radium Action Plan”

The decontamination work was carried out by SAT KERNTECHNIK on behalf of the BAG. For this purpose, the paint residues are measured radiologically and made visible by various means including UV light, and then professionally removed and safely prepared for landfill or disposal. For the two-person teams, this involves major effort. The reason for this is that the paint was spread over a wide area in various locations – often private – so that remains are regularly found in a wide variety of places, including radiators, door handles, drains, naturally enough in the floors, or often even in the garden. The cleanup of each of the former production facilities, therefore, typically takes between 2 and 4 weeks. A further complicating factor is that the deployment locations are spread across almost all of Switzerland, which means that the equipment and the work team must be highly mobile.