Process for treating fission waste
Abstract
A method is described for the treatment of fission waste. A glass forming agent, a metal oxide, and a reducing agent are mixed with the fission waste and the mixture is heated. After melting, the mixture separates into a glass phase and a metal phase. The glass phase may be used to safely store the fission waste, while the metal phase contains noble metals recovered from the fission waste.
- Inventors:
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- Kennewick, WA
- Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864635
- Patent Number(s):
- 4395367
- Assignee:
- Rohrmann, Charles A. (Kennewick, WA);Wick, Oswald J. (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-06-1830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- process; treating; fission; waste; method; described; treatment; glass; forming; agent; metal; oxide; reducing; mixed; mixture; heated; melting; separates; phase; safely; store; contains; noble; metals; recovered; noble metals; glass forming; metal oxide; noble metal; reducing agent; phase contains; metal phase; fission waste; forming agent; /588/423/976/
Citation Formats
Rohrmann, Charles A, and Wick, Oswald J. Process for treating fission waste. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Rohrmann, Charles A, & Wick, Oswald J. Process for treating fission waste. United States.
Rohrmann, Charles A, and Wick, Oswald J. Sat .
"Process for treating fission waste". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864635.
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title = {Process for treating fission waste},
author = {Rohrmann, Charles A and Wick, Oswald J},
abstractNote = {A method is described for the treatment of fission waste. A glass forming agent, a metal oxide, and a reducing agent are mixed with the fission waste and the mixture is heated. After melting, the mixture separates into a glass phase and a metal phase. The glass phase may be used to safely store the fission waste, while the metal phase contains noble metals recovered from the fission waste.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
}
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