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Title: Disposal rabbit

Abstract

A disposable rabbit for transferring radioactive samples in a pneumatic transfer system comprises aerated plastic shaped in such a manner as to hold a radioactive sample and aerated such that dissolution of the rabbit in a solvent followed by evaporation of the solid yields solid waste material having a volume significantly smaller than the original volume of the rabbit.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
7068793
Application Number:
ON: DE84014663
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-79ID01675
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RABBIT TUBES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; PLASTICS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PROCESSING; REACTION PRODUCT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; 052001* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Processing

Citation Formats

Lewis, L C, and Trammell, D R. Disposal rabbit. United States: N. p., 1983. Web.
Lewis, L C, & Trammell, D R. Disposal rabbit. United States.
Lewis, L C, and Trammell, D R. 1983. "Disposal rabbit". United States.
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title = {Disposal rabbit},
author = {Lewis, L C and Trammell, D R},
abstractNote = {A disposable rabbit for transferring radioactive samples in a pneumatic transfer system comprises aerated plastic shaped in such a manner as to hold a radioactive sample and aerated such that dissolution of the rabbit in a solvent followed by evaporation of the solid yields solid waste material having a volume significantly smaller than the original volume of the rabbit.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7068793}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 1983},
month = {Wed Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 1983}
}