Apatite sequestration of technetium
Abstract
A method for sequestering technetium is disclosed. The method includes contacting technetium with apatite under reducing conditions whereby the technetium is absorbed by the apatite.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1324646
- Patent Number(s):
- 9443627
- Application Number:
- 14/276,804
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 May 13
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Moore, Robert C., Tucker, Mark D., and Rigali, Mark J. Apatite sequestration of technetium. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web.
Moore, Robert C., Tucker, Mark D., & Rigali, Mark J. Apatite sequestration of technetium. United States.
Moore, Robert C., Tucker, Mark D., and Rigali, Mark J. Tue .
"Apatite sequestration of technetium". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1324646.
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title = {Apatite sequestration of technetium},
author = {Moore, Robert C. and Tucker, Mark D. and Rigali, Mark J.},
abstractNote = {A method for sequestering technetium is disclosed. The method includes contacting technetium with apatite under reducing conditions whereby the technetium is absorbed by the apatite.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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