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Title: Remote vacuum compaction of compressible hazardous waste

Abstract

A system is described for remote vacuum compaction and containment of low-level radioactive or hazardous waste comprising a vacuum source, a sealable first flexible container, and a sealable outer flexible container for receiving one or more first flexible containers. A method for compacting low level radioactive or hazardous waste materials at the point of generation comprising the steps of sealing the waste in a first flexible container, sealing one or more first containers within an outer flexible container, breaching the integrity of the first containers, evacuating the air from the inner and outer containers, and sealing the outer container shut. 8 figs.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
675816
Patent Number(s):
5818059
Application Number:
PAN: 8-697,846; TRN: 99:001156
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 6 Oct 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; CONTAINERS; SEALS; VACUUM SYSTEMS; MATERIALS HANDLING

Citation Formats

Coyne, M J, Fiscus, G M, and Sammel, A G. Remote vacuum compaction of compressible hazardous waste. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Coyne, M J, Fiscus, G M, & Sammel, A G. Remote vacuum compaction of compressible hazardous waste. United States.
Coyne, M J, Fiscus, G M, and Sammel, A G. Tue . "Remote vacuum compaction of compressible hazardous waste". United States.
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abstractNote = {A system is described for remote vacuum compaction and containment of low-level radioactive or hazardous waste comprising a vacuum source, a sealable first flexible container, and a sealable outer flexible container for receiving one or more first flexible containers. A method for compacting low level radioactive or hazardous waste materials at the point of generation comprising the steps of sealing the waste in a first flexible container, sealing one or more first containers within an outer flexible container, breaching the integrity of the first containers, evacuating the air from the inner and outer containers, and sealing the outer container shut. 8 figs.},
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year = {Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
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