Earth melter with rubble walls and method of use

Title: Earth melter with rubble walls and method of use

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The present invention is an improvement to the earth melter described and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,443,618. The improvement is the use of rubble for retaining walls. More specifically, the retaining walls rest on ground level and extend above ground level piling rubble around a melt zone. A portion of the melter may be below grade wherein sidewalls are formed by the relatively undisturbed native soil or rock, and the rubble may be used as a backfill liner for the below grade sidewalls.

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Chapman, Chris C. ^[1]

(Richland, WA)

Issue Date:: 1998-01-01

Research Org.:: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE

OSTI Identifier:: 871499

Patent Number(s):: 5743937

Assignee:: Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA) PNNL

DOE Contract Number:: AC06-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: earth; melter; rubble; walls; method; improvement; described; claimed; 443; 618; retaining; specifically; ground; level; extend; piling; melt; zone; portion; below; grade; sidewalls; formed; relatively; undisturbed; native; soil; rock; backfill; liner; ground level; below grade; melt zone; native soil; earth melter; retaining walls; /75/266/405/588/

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  author       = {Chapman, Chris C.},

  abstractNote = {The present invention is an improvement to the earth melter described and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,443,618. The improvement is the use of rubble for retaining walls. More specifically, the retaining walls rest on ground level and extend above ground level piling rubble around a melt zone. A portion of the melter may be below grade wherein sidewalls are formed by the relatively undisturbed native soil or rock, and the rubble may be used as a backfill liner for the below grade sidewalls.},

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