Method of encapsulating solid radioactive waste material for storage
Abstract
High-level radioactive wastes are encapsulated in vitreous carbon for long-term storage by mixing the wastes as finely divided solids with a suitable resin, formed into an appropriate shape and cured. The cured resin is carbonized by heating under a vacuum to form vitreous carbon. The vitreous carbon shapes may be further protected for storage by encasement in a canister containing a low melting temperature matrix material such as aluminum to increase impact resistance and improve heat dissipation.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862708
- Patent Number(s):
- 3993579
- Application Number:
- 05/624805
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(45-1)-1830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1975 Oct 22
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; encapsulating; solid; radioactive; waste; material; storage; high-level; wastes; encapsulated; vitreous; carbon; long-term; mixing; finely; divided; solids; suitable; resin; formed; appropriate; shape; cured; carbonized; heating; vacuum; form; shapes; protected; encasement; canister; containing; melting; temperature; matrix; aluminum; increase; impact; resistance; improve; heat; dissipation; term storage; vitreous carbon; high-level radioactive; melting temperature; matrix material; waste material; radioactive waste; finely divided; radioactive wastes; heat dissipation; long-term storage; level radioactive; solid radioactive; impact resistance; divided solid; divided solids; /588/264/976/
Citation Formats
Bunnell, Lee Roy, and Bates, J. Lambert. Method of encapsulating solid radioactive waste material for storage. United States: N. p., 1976.
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Bunnell, Lee Roy, & Bates, J. Lambert. Method of encapsulating solid radioactive waste material for storage. United States.
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"Method of encapsulating solid radioactive waste material for storage". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862708.
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title = {Method of encapsulating solid radioactive waste material for storage},
author = {Bunnell, Lee Roy and Bates, J. Lambert},
abstractNote = {High-level radioactive wastes are encapsulated in vitreous carbon for long-term storage by mixing the wastes as finely divided solids with a suitable resin, formed into an appropriate shape and cured. The cured resin is carbonized by heating under a vacuum to form vitreous carbon. The vitreous carbon shapes may be further protected for storage by encasement in a canister containing a low melting temperature matrix material such as aluminum to increase impact resistance and improve heat dissipation.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1976},
month = {1}
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