Canister arrangement for storing radioactive waste

Patent · Tue May 04 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5138569

Lorenzo, D K; Van Cleve, Jr, J E

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.

• Assignee: Department Of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4328423
• OSTI ID: 5138569
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 23 Apr 1980; Other Information: PAT-APPL-143060
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
CONTAINERS
FUEL ELEMENTS
REACTORS
STEELS
ALLOYS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
MANAGEMENT
REACTOR COMPONENTS
STORAGE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE STORAGE
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