Method of handling radioactive alkali metal waste
Abstract
Radioactive alkali metal is mixed with particulate silica in a rotary drum reactor in which the alkali metal is converted to the monoxide during rotation of the reactor to produce particulate silica coated with the alkali metal monoxide suitable as a feed material to make a glass for storing radioactive material. Silica particles, the majority of which pass through a 95 mesh screen or preferably through a 200 mesh screen, are employed in this process, and the preferred weight ratio of silica to alkali metal is 7 to 1 in order to produce a feed material for the final glass product having a silica to alkali metal monoxide ratio of about 5 to 1.
- Inventors:
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- Lockport, IL
- Plainfield, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863723
- Patent Number(s):
- 4234449
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (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
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; handling; radioactive; alkali; metal; waste; mixed; particulate; silica; rotary; drum; reactor; converted; monoxide; rotation; produce; coated; suitable; feed; material; glass; storing; particles; majority; pass; 95; mesh; screen; preferably; 200; employed; process; preferred; weight; ratio; final; product; mesh screen; metal waste; radioactive material; feed material; active material; alkali metal; silica particles; storing radioactive; radioactive alkali; weight ratio; drum reactor; glass product; particulate silica; handling radioactive; oxide suitable; /588/423/976/
Citation Formats
Wolson, Raymond D, and McPheeters, Charles C. Method of handling radioactive alkali metal waste. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web.
Wolson, Raymond D, & McPheeters, Charles C. Method of handling radioactive alkali metal waste. United States.
Wolson, Raymond D, and McPheeters, Charles C. Tue .
"Method of handling radioactive alkali metal waste". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863723.
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title = {Method of handling radioactive alkali metal waste},
author = {Wolson, Raymond D and McPheeters, Charles C},
abstractNote = {Radioactive alkali metal is mixed with particulate silica in a rotary drum reactor in which the alkali metal is converted to the monoxide during rotation of the reactor to produce particulate silica coated with the alkali metal monoxide suitable as a feed material to make a glass for storing radioactive material. Silica particles, the majority of which pass through a 95 mesh screen or preferably through a 200 mesh screen, are employed in this process, and the preferred weight ratio of silica to alkali metal is 7 to 1 in order to produce a feed material for the final glass product having a silica to alkali metal monoxide ratio of about 5 to 1.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}
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