Glass former composition and method for immobilizing nuclear waste using the same
Abstract
An alkoxide glass former composition has silica-containing constituents present as solid particulates of a particle size of 0.1 to 0.7 micrometers in diameter in a liquid carrier phase substantially free of dissolved silica. The glass former slurry is resistant to coagulation and may contain other glass former metal constituents. The immobilization of nuclear waste employs the described glass former by heating the same to reduce the volume, mixing the same with the waste, and melting the resultant mixture to encapsulate the waste in the resultant glass.
- Inventors:
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- Wilkins Township, Allegheny County, PA
- Washington, DC
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- WEST VALLEY NUCLEAR SERVICES
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866655
- Patent Number(s):
- 4759879
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-81NE44139
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- glass; former; composition; method; immobilizing; nuclear; waste; alkoxide; silica-containing; constituents; solid; particulates; particle; size; micrometers; diameter; liquid; carrier; phase; substantially; free; dissolved; silica; slurry; resistant; coagulation; contain; metal; immobilization; employs; described; heating; reduce; volume; mixing; melting; resultant; mixture; encapsulate; resultant mixture; solid particulates; glass former; oxide glass; solid particulate; substantially free; metal constituents; particle size; nuclear waste; liquid carrier; metal constituent; phase substantially; former composition; /588/428/501/976/
Citation Formats
Cadoff, Laurence H, and Smith-Magowan, David B. Glass former composition and method for immobilizing nuclear waste using the same. United States: N. p., 1988.
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Cadoff, Laurence H, & Smith-Magowan, David B. Glass former composition and method for immobilizing nuclear waste using the same. United States.
Cadoff, Laurence H, and Smith-Magowan, David B. Fri .
"Glass former composition and method for immobilizing nuclear waste using the same". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866655.
@article{osti_866655,
title = {Glass former composition and method for immobilizing nuclear waste using the same},
author = {Cadoff, Laurence H and Smith-Magowan, David B},
abstractNote = {An alkoxide glass former composition has silica-containing constituents present as solid particulates of a particle size of 0.1 to 0.7 micrometers in diameter in a liquid carrier phase substantially free of dissolved silica. The glass former slurry is resistant to coagulation and may contain other glass former metal constituents. The immobilization of nuclear waste employs the described glass former by heating the same to reduce the volume, mixing the same with the waste, and melting the resultant mixture to encapsulate the waste in the resultant glass.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988}
}
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