Process for disposal of aqueous solutions containing radioactive isotopes
Abstract
A process for disposing of radioactive aqueous waste solutions whereby the waste solution is utilized as the water of hydration to hydrate densified powdered portland cement in a leakproof container; said waste solution being dispersed without mechanical inter-mixing in situ in said bulk cement, thereafter the hydrated cement body is impregnated with a mixture of a monomer and polymerization catalyst to form polymer throughout the cement body. The entire process being carried out while maintaining the temperature of the components during the process at a temperature below 99.degree. C. The container containing the solid polymer-impregnated body is thereafter stored at a radioactive waste storage dump such as an underground storage dump.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863450
- Patent Number(s):
- 4174293
- Application Number:
- 05/841410
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Department of 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(30-1)-16
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1977 Oct 12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- process; disposal; aqueous; solutions; containing; radioactive; isotopes; disposing; waste; whereby; solution; utilized; water; hydration; hydrate; densified; powdered; portland; cement; leakproof; container; dispersed; mechanical; inter-mixing; situ; bulk; thereafter; hydrated; impregnated; mixture; monomer; polymerization; catalyst; form; polymer; throughout; entire; carried; maintaining; temperature; components; below; 99; degree; solid; polymer-impregnated; stored; storage; dump; underground; radioactive isotope; portland cement; temperature below; aqueous solution; waste solutions; solid polymer; radioactive waste; aqueous solutions; solutions containing; waste solution; container containing; polymerization catalyst; waste storage; aqueous waste; containing radioactive; underground storage; radioactive isotopes; entire process; form poly; /588/264/976/
Citation Formats
Colombo, Peter, Neilson, Jr., Robert M., and Becker, Walter W. Process for disposal of aqueous solutions containing radioactive isotopes. United States: N. p., 1979.
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Colombo, Peter, Neilson, Jr., Robert M., & Becker, Walter W. Process for disposal of aqueous solutions containing radioactive isotopes. United States.
Colombo, Peter, Neilson, Jr., Robert M., and Becker, Walter W. Mon .
"Process for disposal of aqueous solutions containing radioactive isotopes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863450.
@article{osti_863450,
title = {Process for disposal of aqueous solutions containing radioactive isotopes},
author = {Colombo, Peter and Neilson, Jr., Robert M. and Becker, Walter W.},
abstractNote = {A process for disposing of radioactive aqueous waste solutions whereby the waste solution is utilized as the water of hydration to hydrate densified powdered portland cement in a leakproof container; said waste solution being dispersed without mechanical inter-mixing in situ in said bulk cement, thereafter the hydrated cement body is impregnated with a mixture of a monomer and polymerization catalyst to form polymer throughout the cement body. The entire process being carried out while maintaining the temperature of the components during the process at a temperature below 99.degree. C. The container containing the solid polymer-impregnated body is thereafter stored at a radioactive waste storage dump such as an underground storage dump.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1979},
month = {1}
}
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