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Title: SEPARATION APPARATUS

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4802968

A furnace apparatus is designed for treating a nuclear reactor waste solution. The solution is sprayed onto a bed of burning petroleum coke which expels water, the more volatile fission products, and nitrogen oxides. Next, chlorine gas is introduced from below which causes aluminum to volatilize as aluminum chloride and along with it certain fission products including Nb/sup 95/ and Zr/sup 95/. These lose their radioactivity within four years and the long- lived radioactivity remains with the ash, which is stored. (AEC) V) nitrate. (P.C.H.)

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-16-010119
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 3025143
OSTI ID:
4802968
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English