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Bagless transfer process and apparatus for radioactive waste confinement

Patent ·
OSTI ID:645963
A process and apparatus are provided for removing radioactive material from a glovebox, placing the material in a stainless steel storage vessel in communication with the glovebox, and sealing the vessel with a welded plug. The vessel is then severed along the weld, a lower half of the plug forming a closure for the vessel. The remaining welded plug half provides a seal for the remnant portion of the vessel and thereby maintains the sealed integrity of the glovebox. 7 figs.
Research Organization:
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-89SR18035
Assignee:
Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,740,545/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-546,566
OSTI ID:
645963
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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