Pyramiding tumuli waste disposal site and method of construction thereof
Abstract
An improved waste disposal site for the above-ground disposal of low-level nuclear waste as disclosed herein. The disposal site is formed from at least three individual waste-containing tumuli, wherein each tumuli includes a central raised portion bordered by a sloping side portion. Two of the tumuli are constructed at ground level with adjoining side portions, and a third above-ground tumulus is constructed over the mutually adjoining side portions of the ground-level tumuli. Both the floor and the roof of each tumulus includes a layer of water-shedding material such as compacted clay, and the clay layer in the roofs of the two ground-level tumuli form the compacted clay layer of the floor of the third above-ground tumulus. Each tumulus further includes a shield wall, preferably formed from a solid array of low-level handleable nuclear wate packages. The provision of such a shield wall protects workers from potentially harmful radiation when higher-level, non-handleable packages of nuclear waste are stacked in the center of the tumulus.
- Inventors:
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- Hamburg, NY
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- WEST VALLEY NUCLEAR SERVICES
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867020
- Patent Number(s):
- 4842774
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09B - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-81NE44139
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- pyramiding; tumuli; waste; disposal; site; method; construction; improved; above-ground; low-level; nuclear; disclosed; formed; individual; waste-containing; central; raised; portion; bordered; sloping; constructed; ground; level; adjoining; portions; third; tumulus; mutually; ground-level; floor; roof; layer; water-shedding; material; compacted; clay; roofs; form; shield; wall; preferably; solid; array; handleable; wate; packages; provision; protects; workers; potentially; harmful; radiation; higher-level; non-handleable; stacked; center; ground level; preferably formed; waste disposal; nuclear waste; disposal site; level nuclear; /588/250/405/
Citation Formats
Golden, Martin P. Pyramiding tumuli waste disposal site and method of construction thereof. United States: N. p., 1989.
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"Pyramiding tumuli waste disposal site and method of construction thereof". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867020.
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title = {Pyramiding tumuli waste disposal site and method of construction thereof},
author = {Golden, Martin P},
abstractNote = {An improved waste disposal site for the above-ground disposal of low-level nuclear waste as disclosed herein. The disposal site is formed from at least three individual waste-containing tumuli, wherein each tumuli includes a central raised portion bordered by a sloping side portion. Two of the tumuli are constructed at ground level with adjoining side portions, and a third above-ground tumulus is constructed over the mutually adjoining side portions of the ground-level tumuli. Both the floor and the roof of each tumulus includes a layer of water-shedding material such as compacted clay, and the clay layer in the roofs of the two ground-level tumuli form the compacted clay layer of the floor of the third above-ground tumulus. Each tumulus further includes a shield wall, preferably formed from a solid array of low-level handleable nuclear wate packages. The provision of such a shield wall protects workers from potentially harmful radiation when higher-level, non-handleable packages of nuclear waste are stacked in the center of the tumulus.},
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year = {1989},
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