The present invention relates generally to a process and chemical composition for the removal of adherent niobium-rich second-phase particles from pickled niobium-containing zirconium alloys which includes applying to the alloy surface a chemical composition comprising alkaline hydrogen peroxide; an alkali metal meta-silicate; and a magnesium salt. Upon activation, the CFCU initially allows unregulated flow of oxygen to surge into the distribution system to thereby purge the ambient air out of the system. The application server then schedules the conference to initiate according to the received information. The management module reinitializing any of the processing systems, if the management module determines that any of the processing systems is operating in a degraded state based on the status information communicated to the management module. The first and second buffers are placed such that the transmission line has a length between a minimum and a maximum, thereby permitting narrow clock signal pulses to be transmitted with reduced distortion.