Method for storage of solid waste
Abstract
Metal canisters for long-term storage of calcined highlevel radioactive wastes can be made self-sealing against a breach in the canister wall by the addition of powdered cement to the canister with the calcine before it is sealed for storage. Any breach in the canister wall will permit entry of water which will mix with the cement and harden to form a concrete patch, thus sealing the opening in the wall of the canister and preventing the release of radioactive material to the cooling water or atmosphere.
- Inventors:
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- La Grange, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862654
- Patent Number(s):
- 3983050
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States 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
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; storage; solid; waste; metal; canisters; long-term; calcined; highlevel; radioactive; wastes; self-sealing; breach; canister; wall; addition; powdered; cement; calcine; sealed; permit; entry; water; mix; harden; form; concrete; patch; sealing; preventing; release; material; cooling; atmosphere; term storage; radioactive material; cooling water; active material; radioactive waste; solid waste; radioactive wastes; long-term storage; level radioactive; canister wall; /588/206/220/250/428/976/
Citation Formats
Mecham, William J. Method for storage of solid waste. United States: N. p., 1976.
Web.
Mecham, William J. Method for storage of solid waste. United States.
Mecham, William J. Thu .
"Method for storage of solid waste". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862654.
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title = {Method for storage of solid waste},
author = {Mecham, William J},
abstractNote = {Metal canisters for long-term storage of calcined highlevel radioactive wastes can be made self-sealing against a breach in the canister wall by the addition of powdered cement to the canister with the calcine before it is sealed for storage. Any breach in the canister wall will permit entry of water which will mix with the cement and harden to form a concrete patch, thus sealing the opening in the wall of the canister and preventing the release of radioactive material to the cooling water or atmosphere.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976}
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