Tritium waste package
Abstract
A containment and waste package system for processing and shipping tritium xide waste received from a process gas includes an outer drum and an inner drum containing a disposable molecular sieve bed (DMSB) seated within outer drum. The DMSB includes an inlet diffuser assembly, an outlet diffuser assembly, and a hydrogen catalytic recombiner. The DMSB absorbs tritium oxide from the process gas and converts it to a solid form so that the tritium is contained during shipment to a disposal site. The DMSB is filled with type 4A molecular sieve pellets capable of adsorbing up to 1000 curies of tritium. The recombiner contains a sufficient amount of catalyst to cause any hydrogen add oxygen present in the process gas to recombine to form water vapor, which is then adsorbed onto the DMSB.
- Inventors:
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- Cranbury, NJ
- Titusville, NJ
- Teaneck, NJ
- Ewing, NJ
- Lawrenceville, NJ
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870147
- Patent Number(s):
- 5464988
- 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:
- AC02-76CH03073
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- tritium; waste; package; containment; processing; shipping; xide; received; process; gas; outer; drum; inner; containing; disposable; molecular; sieve; bed; dmsb; seated; inlet; diffuser; assembly; outlet; hydrogen; catalytic; recombiner; absorbs; oxide; converts; solid; form; contained; shipment; disposal; site; filled; type; 4a; pellets; capable; adsorbing; 1000; curies; contains; sufficient; amount; catalyst; add; oxygen; recombine; water; vapor; adsorbed; solid form; sufficient amount; process gas; molecular sieve; water vapor; diffuser assembly; tritium oxide; waste package; disposal site; form water; sieve bed; outer drum; inner drum; /250/588/
Citation Formats
Rossmassler, Rich, Ciebiera, Lloyd, Tulipano, Francis J, Vinson, Sylvester, and Walters, R Thomas. Tritium waste package. United States: N. p., 1995.
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Rossmassler, Rich, Ciebiera, Lloyd, Tulipano, Francis J, Vinson, Sylvester, & Walters, R Thomas. Tritium waste package. United States.
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"Tritium waste package". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870147.
@article{osti_870147,
title = {Tritium waste package},
author = {Rossmassler, Rich and Ciebiera, Lloyd and Tulipano, Francis J and Vinson, Sylvester and Walters, R Thomas},
abstractNote = {A containment and waste package system for processing and shipping tritium xide waste received from a process gas includes an outer drum and an inner drum containing a disposable molecular sieve bed (DMSB) seated within outer drum. The DMSB includes an inlet diffuser assembly, an outlet diffuser assembly, and a hydrogen catalytic recombiner. The DMSB absorbs tritium oxide from the process gas and converts it to a solid form so that the tritium is contained during shipment to a disposal site. The DMSB is filled with type 4A molecular sieve pellets capable of adsorbing up to 1000 curies of tritium. The recombiner contains a sufficient amount of catalyst to cause any hydrogen add oxygen present in the process gas to recombine to form water vapor, which is then adsorbed onto the DMSB.},
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