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Title: Consolidation process for producing ceramic waste forms

Abstract

A process for the consolidation and containment of solid or semisolid hazardous waste, which process comprises closing an end of a circular hollow cylinder, filling the cylinder with the hazardous waste, and then cold working the cylinder to reduce its diameter while simultaneously compacting the waste. The open end of the cylinder can be sealed prior to or after the cold working process. The preferred method of cold working is to draw the sealed cylinder containing the hazardous waste through a plurality of dies to simultaneously reduce the diameter of the tube while compacting the waste. This process provides a quick continuous process for consolidating hazardous waste, including radioactive waste.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Joliet, IL
  2. Shorewood, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
873363
Patent Number(s):
6143944
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
consolidation; process; producing; ceramic; waste; forms; containment; solid; semisolid; hazardous; comprises; closing; circular; hollow; cylinder; filling; cold; reduce; diameter; simultaneously; compacting; sealed; prior; preferred; method; draw; containing; plurality; dies; tube; provides; quick; continuous; consolidating; including; radioactive; hollow cylinder; process provides; waste form; preferred method; hazardous waste; process comprises; radioactive waste; continuous process; waste forms; ceramic waste; including radioactive; producing ceramic; simultaneously reduce; solid hazardous; cylinder containing; /588/264/976/

Citation Formats

Hash, Harry C, and Hash, Mark C. Consolidation process for producing ceramic waste forms. United States: N. p., 2000. Web.
Hash, Harry C, & Hash, Mark C. Consolidation process for producing ceramic waste forms. United States.
Hash, Harry C, and Hash, Mark C. Sat . "Consolidation process for producing ceramic waste forms". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873363.
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