Method for reducing volume of a radioactive composition

A method is disclosed for producing a non-radioactive product from a radioactive waste composition that includes a radioactive component and a non-radioactive component. The method includes directing the radioactive waste into a molten metal bath. A separation agent is directed in the molten metal b...

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Main Authors CHRISTOPHER J NAGEL, ROBERT D BACH, WILLIAM M. HANEY III
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.07.1995
Edition5
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
METALLURGY
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
PHYSICS
PRETREATMENT OF RAW MATERIALS
PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULARRADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL
TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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Summary:A method is disclosed for producing a non-radioactive product from a radioactive waste composition that includes a radioactive component and a non-radioactive component. The method includes directing the radioactive waste into a molten metal bath. A separation agent is directed in the molten metal bath which reacts with a component of the radioactive waste composition to form a reaction product which separates from the remaining component, thereby forming a non-radioactive product. The separation reagent can be, for example, an oxidant, a metal-ligand exchange reagent, or a reducing agent. The non-radioactive product can be a gas, a liquid, or a precipitate.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU3127393