Apparatus and process for handling dangerous fluent material. [Radioactive waste handling, disposal, and storage]
Systems, apparatus and methods are disclosed for disposing of radioactive waste materials by placing them into a container such as a steel drum, together with cement or other solidifying agent and water or other suitable liquid in amounts sufficient to provide eventually a solidified mixture of predetermined amounts of cement or other solidifying agent and radioactive material, closing the drum, agitating the mixture in the drum for mixing the contents, and then storing the drum for at least a period of time sufficient to permit partial decay of radioactive materials or to await available time for shipment. Also disclosed are remotely controlled apparatus for handling both empty and filled drums, for placing the drums in and removing drums from enclosed drumming equipment where they have been filled and agitated, for accurately placing the drums containing radioactive material in storage, and for removing the drums from storage and loading them on a vehicle for transportation. All of these operations are done by remote control with a high degree of safety to the operators and maintenance personnel from radiation and freedom of the ambient from radiation pollution.
- Assignee:
- Stock Equipment Co.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3940628
- Application Number:
- TRN: 76-016009
- OSTI ID:
- 7189225
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 25 Oct 1973
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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