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:
- 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.
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Coyne, M J, Fiscus, G M, & Sammel, A G. Remote vacuum compaction of compressible hazardous waste. United States.
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"Remote vacuum compaction of compressible hazardous waste". United States.
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title = {Remote vacuum compaction of compressible hazardous waste},
author = {Coyne, M J and Fiscus, G M and Sammel, A G},
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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place = {United States},
year = {1998},
month = {10}
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