Apparatus for supporting contactors used in extracting nuclear materials from liquids

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:875271

Leonard, Ralph A. ^[1]; Frank, Robert C. ^[2]

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1. River Forest, IL
2. Crestwood, IL

Apparatus is provided for supporting one or more contactor stages used to remove radioactive materials from aqueous solutions. The contactor stages include a housing having an internal rotor, a motor secured to the top of the housing for rotating the rotor, and a drain in the bottom of the housing. The support apparatus includes two or more vertical members each secured to a ground support that is horizontal and perpendicular to the frame member, and a horizontally disposed frame member. The frame member may be any suitable shape, but is preferably a rectangular tube having substantially flat, spaced top and bottom surfaces separated by substantially vertical side surfaces. The top and bottom surfaces each have an opening through which the contactor housing is secured so that the motor is above the frame and the drain is below the frame during use.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): H000914
• Application Number: 07/260751
• OSTI ID: 875271
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 1988 Oct 21
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

statutory invention registration
apparatus
supporting
contactors
extracting
nuclear
materials
liquids
provided
contactor
stages
remove
radioactive
aqueous
solutions
housing
internal
rotor
motor
secured
top
rotating
drain
bottom
support
vertical
ground
horizontal
perpendicular
frame
horizontally
disposed
suitable
shape
preferably
rectangular
tube
substantially
flat
spaced
surfaces
separated
below
substantially vertical
nuclear materials
substantially flat
bottom surfaces
radioactive material
active material
aqueous solution
aqueous solutions
bottom surface
radioactive materials
nuclear material
horizontally disposed
active materials
rectangular tube
surfaces separated
support apparatus
contactor stages
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