Radioactive waste material disposal
Patent
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OSTI ID:119036
The invention is a process for direct conversion of solid radioactive waste, particularly spent nuclear fuel and its cladding, if any, into a solidified waste glass. A sacrificial metal oxide, dissolved in a glass bath, is used to oxidize elemental metal and any carbon values present in the waste as they are fed to the bath. Two different modes of operation are possible, depending on the sacrificial metal oxide employed. In the first mode, a regenerable sacrificial oxide, e.g., PbO, is employed, while the second mode features use of disposable oxides such as ferric oxide. 3 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Assignee:
- PTO; SCA: 052001; PA: EDB-95:146576; SN: 95001477067
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5,461,185/A/
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-230,156
- OSTI ID:
- 119036
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 24 Oct 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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