Method for ultimate disposition of borate containing radioactive wastes by vitrification

Patent · Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6773431

Bege, D; Faust, H J; Puthawala, A; Stunkel, H

Method for the ultimate disposition of radioactive wastes by vitrification, in which weak to medium radioactive waste concentrates from borate-containing radioactive liquids are mixed with added glass-forming materials, maximally in a ratio of 1:3, and the mixture heated to obtain a glass-forming melt.

• Assignee: Kraftwerk Union Aktiengesellschaft, Mulheim, DE
• Patent Number(s): US 4424149
• OSTI ID: 6773431
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 9 Jun 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-271822
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BORATES
VITRIFICATION
INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
GLASS
HEATING
LIQUID WASTES
MELTING
MIXING
BORON COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
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