Method of preparing nuclear wastes for tansportation and interim storage
Abstract
Nuclear waste is formed into a substantially water-insoluble solid for temporary storage and transportation by mixing the calcined waste with at least 10 weight percent powdered anhydrous sodium silicate to form a mixture and subjecting the mixture to a high humidity environment for a period of time sufficient to form cementitious bonds by chemical reaction. The method is suitable for preparing an interim waste form from dried high level radioactive wastes.
- Inventors:
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- Naperville, IL
- Darien, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865250
- Patent Number(s):
- 4482481
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by 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:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; preparing; nuclear; wastes; tansportation; interim; storage; waste; formed; substantially; water-insoluble; solid; temporary; transportation; mixing; calcined; 10; weight; percent; powdered; anhydrous; sodium; silicate; form; mixture; subjecting; humidity; environment; period; time; sufficient; cementitious; bonds; chemical; reaction; suitable; dried; level; radioactive; nuclear wastes; waste form; time sufficient; weight percent; chemical reaction; radioactive waste; nuclear waste; radioactive wastes; level radioactive; substantially water-insoluble; sodium silicate; calcined waste; interim storage; temporary storage; preparing nuclear; /588/976/
Citation Formats
Bandyopadhyay, Gautam, and Galvin, Thomas M. Method of preparing nuclear wastes for tansportation and interim storage. United States: N. p., 1984.
Web.
Bandyopadhyay, Gautam, & Galvin, Thomas M. Method of preparing nuclear wastes for tansportation and interim storage. United States.
Bandyopadhyay, Gautam, and Galvin, Thomas M. Sun .
"Method of preparing nuclear wastes for tansportation and interim storage". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865250.
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abstractNote = {Nuclear waste is formed into a substantially water-insoluble solid for temporary storage and transportation by mixing the calcined waste with at least 10 weight percent powdered anhydrous sodium silicate to form a mixture and subjecting the mixture to a high humidity environment for a period of time sufficient to form cementitious bonds by chemical reaction. The method is suitable for preparing an interim waste form from dried high level radioactive wastes.},
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