Method for utilizing decay heat from radioactive nuclear wastes
Abstract
Management of radioactive heat-producing waste material while safely utilizing the heat thereof is accomplished by encapsulating the wastes after a cooling period, transporting the capsules to a facility including a plurality of vertically disposed storage tubes, lowering the capsules as they arrive at the facility into the storage tubes, cooling the storage tubes by circulating a gas thereover, employing the so heated gas to obtain an economically beneficial result, and continually adding waste capsules to the facility as they arrive thereat over a substantial period of time.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4005148
- Patent Number(s):
- PAT-APPL-501,726.; US 3911684
- Assignee:
- to U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration
- NSA Number:
- NSA-33-026895
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1974 Aug 29; Other Information: F03G7/00. Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- N52000* -Nuclear Materials & Waste Management; 051100*; *RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; AFTER-HEAT; GASES; HEAT TRANSFER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
Citation Formats
Busey, H M. Method for utilizing decay heat from radioactive nuclear wastes. United States: N. p., 1974.
Web.
Busey, H M. Method for utilizing decay heat from radioactive nuclear wastes. United States.
Busey, H M. 1974.
"Method for utilizing decay heat from radioactive nuclear wastes". United States.
@article{osti_4005148,
title = {Method for utilizing decay heat from radioactive nuclear wastes},
author = {Busey, H M},
abstractNote = {Management of radioactive heat-producing waste material while safely utilizing the heat thereof is accomplished by encapsulating the wastes after a cooling period, transporting the capsules to a facility including a plurality of vertically disposed storage tubes, lowering the capsules as they arrive at the facility into the storage tubes, cooling the storage tubes by circulating a gas thereover, employing the so heated gas to obtain an economically beneficial result, and continually adding waste capsules to the facility as they arrive thereat over a substantial period of time.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4005148},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 1974},
month = {Mon Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 1974}
}
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