System for disposing of radioactive water

Patent · Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:862444

Gotchy, Reginald L ^[1]

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1. Bethesda, MD

A system for reducing radioactivity released to the biosphere in the course of producing natural gas from a reservoir stimulated by the detonation of nuclear explosives therein. Tritiated water produced with the gas is separated out and returned to a nuclear chimney through a string of tubing positioned within the well casing. The tubing string is positioned within the well casing in a manner which enhances separation of the water out of the gas and minimizes entrainment of water into the gas flowing out of the chimney.

• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 3932300
• OSTI ID: 862444
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

disposing
radioactive
water
reducing
radioactivity
released
biosphere
course
producing
natural
gas
reservoir
stimulated
detonation
nuclear
explosives
therein
tritiated
produced
separated
returned
chimney
string
tubing
positioned
casing
manner
enhances
separation
minimizes
entrainment
flowing
natural gas
gas flow
gas flowing
tritiated water
water produced
tubing string
radioactive water
explosives therein
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