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SELF SINTERING OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4192193

A method is described for disposal of radioactive liquid waste materials. The wastes are mixed with clays and fluxes to form a ceramic slip and disposed in a thermally insulated container in a layer. The temperature of the layer rises due to conversion of the energy of radioactivity to heat boillng off the liquid to fomn a dry mass. The dry mass is then covered with thermal insulation, and the mass is self-sintered into a leach-resistant ceramic cake by further conversion of the energy of radioactivity to heat.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-14-008324
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2918717
OSTI ID:
4192193
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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