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Title: Method of preparing sodalite from chloride salt occluded zeolite

Abstract

A method for immobilizing waste chloride salts containing radionuclides and hazardous nuclear material for permanent disposal starting with a substantially dry zeolite and sufficient glass to form leach resistant sodalite with occluded radionuclides and hazardous nuclear material. The zeolite and glass are heated to a temperature up to about 1000.degree. K. to convert the zeolite to sodalite and thereafter maintained at a pressure and temperature sufficient to form a sodalite product near theoretical density. Pressure is used on the formed sodalite to produce the required density.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Naperville, IL
  2. Lisle, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870876
Patent Number(s):
5613240
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; preparing; sodalite; chloride; salt; occluded; zeolite; immobilizing; waste; salts; containing; radionuclides; hazardous; nuclear; material; permanent; disposal; starting; substantially; dry; sufficient; glass; form; leach; resistant; heated; temperature; 1000; degree; convert; thereafter; maintained; pressure; product; near; theoretical; density; formed; produce; required; waste chloride; permanent disposal; theoretical density; temperature sufficient; chloride salt; chloride salts; containing radionuclides; nuclear material; salts containing; substantially dry; immobilizing waste; leach resistant; hazardous nuclear; /588/976/

Citation Formats

Lewis, Michele A, and Pereira, Candido. Method of preparing sodalite from chloride salt occluded zeolite. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Lewis, Michele A, & Pereira, Candido. Method of preparing sodalite from chloride salt occluded zeolite. United States.
Lewis, Michele A, and Pereira, Candido. Wed . "Method of preparing sodalite from chloride salt occluded zeolite". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870876.
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abstractNote = {A method for immobilizing waste chloride salts containing radionuclides and hazardous nuclear material for permanent disposal starting with a substantially dry zeolite and sufficient glass to form leach resistant sodalite with occluded radionuclides and hazardous nuclear material. The zeolite and glass are heated to a temperature up to about 1000.degree. K. to convert the zeolite to sodalite and thereafter maintained at a pressure and temperature sufficient to form a sodalite product near theoretical density. Pressure is used on the formed sodalite to produce the required density.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997}
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Works referenced in this record:

Improved Glass Compositions for Immobilization of SRP Waste
book, January 1980