Method of immobilizing weapons plutonium to provide a durable, disposable waste product
Abstract
A method of atomic scale fixation and immobilization of plutonium to provide a durable waste product. Plutonium is provided in the form of either PuO.sub.2 or Pu(NO.sub.3).sub.4 and is mixed with and SiO.sub.2. The resulting mixture is cold pressed and then heated under pressure to form (Zr,Pu)SiO.sub.4 as the waste product.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870559
- Patent Number(s):
- 5545797
- Assignee:
- University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)
- 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:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; immobilizing; weapons; plutonium; provide; durable; disposable; waste; product; atomic; scale; fixation; immobilization; provided; form; puo; mixed; sio; resulting; mixture; cold; pressed; heated; pressure; zr; cold pressed; waste product; resulting mixture; atomic scale; disposable waste; /588/501/
Citation Formats
Ewing, Rodney C, Lutze, Werner, and Weber, William J. Method of immobilizing weapons plutonium to provide a durable, disposable waste product. United States: N. p., 1996.
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Ewing, Rodney C, Lutze, Werner, & Weber, William J. Method of immobilizing weapons plutonium to provide a durable, disposable waste product. United States.
Ewing, Rodney C, Lutze, Werner, and Weber, William J. Mon .
"Method of immobilizing weapons plutonium to provide a durable, disposable waste product". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870559.
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author = {Ewing, Rodney C and Lutze, Werner and Weber, William J},
abstractNote = {A method of atomic scale fixation and immobilization of plutonium to provide a durable waste product. Plutonium is provided in the form of either PuO.sub.2 or Pu(NO.sub.3).sub.4 and is mixed with and SiO.sub.2. The resulting mixture is cold pressed and then heated under pressure to form (Zr,Pu)SiO.sub.4 as the waste product.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1996},
month = {1}
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