Method and device for incinerating radioactive wastes and preparing burnable wastes for non-polluting storage

Patent · Tue Dec 02 04:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:7344143

Hempelmann, W

An apparatus for incinerating radioactive wastes includes a furnace which has air inlet conduits and a flue gas outlet conduit and air heaters as well as blowers connected to the air inlets for forcing hot air into the furnace. The apparatus further has a feeding device connected to the charging end of the furnace for introducing liquid or solid wastes thereinto and a device which communicates with the discharge end of the furnace for removing solid reaction products from the furnace. In the flue gas conduit there is connected a plurality of flue gas filters each containing filter candles, a flue gas chamber and a mechanism for removing ashes from the flue gas chamber. The apparatus also includes a mixer section connected with the outlet of each flue gas filter and having a mechanism for mixing cool air with the flue gas filtered by the flue gas filters. Gas blowers connected to the output of the mixer section draw the gas from the apparatus. 18 Claims, 8 Drawing Figures.

• Assignee: Gesellschaft fuer Kernforschung m.b.H.
• Patent Number(s): US 3922974
• OSTI ID: 7344143
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR FILTERS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
ECONOMY
EQUIPMENT
FILTERS
FILTRATION
FLUE GAS
GASEOUS WASTES
INCINERATORS
MANAGEMENT
OXIDATION
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
SEPARATION PROCESSES
STORAGE
VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE STORAGE
WASTES