Canister arrangement for storing radioactive waste

Patent · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:864203

Lorenzo, Donald K ^[1]

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1. Knoxville, TN

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.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4328423
• OSTI ID: 864203
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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