Canister arrangement for storing radioactive waste
Patent
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OSTI ID:864203
- Knoxville, TN
The subject invention relates to a canister arrangement for jointly storing high level radioactive chemical waste and metallic waste resulting from the reprocessing of nuclear reactor fuel elements. A cylindrical steel canister is provided with an elongated centrally disposed billet of the metallic waste and the chemical waste in vitreous form is disposed in the annulus surrounding the billet.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4328423
- OSTI ID:
- 864203
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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