Backfill composition for secondary barriers in nuclear waste repositories

Beall, G W; Allard, B M

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Title: Backfill composition for secondary barriers in nuclear waste repositories

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A backfill composition for sorbing and retaining hazardous elements of nuclear wastes comprises 50 to 70% by weight of quartz, 10 to 30% by weight of montmorillonite, 1 to 10% by weight of phosphate mineral, 1 to 10% by weight of ferrous mineral, 1 to 10% by weight of sulfate mineral and 1 to 10% by weight of attapulgite.

Inventors:: Beall, G W; Allard, B M

Issue Date:: 1980-05-30

OSTI Identifier:: 6891713

Assignee:: Dept. of Energy

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-26

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; BACKFILLING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; ANHYDRITE; APATITES; ATTAPULGITE; CALCITE; DOLOMITE; ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS; GARNETS; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; ILMENITE; MAGNETITE; MINERALS; MONAZITES; MONTMORILLONITE; OLIVINE; PHOSPHATES; PYRITES; QUARTZ; SORPTIVE PROPERTIES; SULFATES; ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM CARBONATES; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM SULFATES; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBONATE ROCKS; CARBONATES; CHALCOGENIDES; CLAYS; INORGANIC ION EXCHANGERS; ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS; IRON COMPOUNDS; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; IRON SILICATES; MAGNESIUM CARBONATES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM SILICATES; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; ORES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POLLUTANTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE MINERALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR ORES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THORIUM COMPOUNDS; THORIUM MINERALS; THORIUM PHOSPHATES; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM OXIDES; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES; 052002* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Disposal & Storage

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  abstractNote = {A backfill composition for sorbing and retaining hazardous elements of nuclear wastes comprises 50 to 70% by weight of quartz, 10 to 30% by weight of montmorillonite, 1 to 10% by weight of phosphate mineral, 1 to 10% by weight of ferrous mineral, 1 to 10% by weight of sulfate mineral and 1 to 10% by weight of attapulgite.},

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