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| 8115044 | Process and composition for the immobilization of high alkaline radioactive and hazardous wastes in silicate-based glasses The present invention provides processes to immobilize high alkaline radioactive and/or hazardous waste in a silicate-based glass, the waste containing one or more of radionuclides, hazardous elements, hazardous compounds, and/or other compounds. The invention also ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8003845 | Process for the complete combustion and oxidation of the mineral fraction of waste treated in direct incineration-vitrification apparatus The invention concerns a process enabling the complete combustion and oxidation of the mineral fraction of combustible waste contained in an apparatus intended to treat waste by direct incineration-vitrification, said process comprising the following steps: ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7825288 | Process and composition for the immobilization of radioactive and hazardous wastes in borosilicate glass The present invention provides processes to immobilize radioactive and/or hazardous waste in a borosilicate glass, the waste containing one or more of radionuclides, hazardous elements, hazardous compounds, and/or other compounds. The invention also provides borosil... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7550645 | Process and composition for the immobilization of radioactive and hazardous wastes in borosilicate glass The present invention provides processes to immobilize radioactive and/or hazardous waste in a borosilicate glass, the waste containing one or more of radionuclides, hazardous elements, hazardous compounds, and/or other compounds. The invention also provides borosil... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7429239 | Methods for melting of materials to be treated A process for melting material to be treated includes placing material to be treated in a container that may include an insulating lining, heating the material to be treated and melting the material to be treated, preferably allowing the melted material to cool to f... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7368091 | Cesium and strontium capsule disposal package A package and process of using the package for disposal of radioactive cesium and strontium waste capsules. The package comprises a standard Hanford vitrified high-level waste canister as an outer container, which is approximately filled with three components: the f... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7271310 | Cask weeping mitigation A method (and concomitant kit) for treating a surface to reduce subsequent 137Cs nuclide desorption comprising contacting the surface with a first cation-containing solution, the cation being one or more of Cs+, Rb+, Ag+, ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7250119 | Composite materials and techniques for neutron and gamma radiation shielding This invention deals with multi-component composite materials and techniques for improved shielding of neutron and gamma radiation emitting from transuranic, high-level and low-level radioactive wastes. Selective naturally occurring mineral materials are utilized to... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241932 | Encapsulation of radioactive waste using a sodium silicate based glass matrix The present invention relates to an immobilizing medium for the encapsulation of radioactive waste. The waste immobilizing medium has a sodium silicate based glass matrix in which there is contained radioactive waste wherein the waste comprises one or more inert met... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7211038 | Methods for melting of materials to be treated A process for melting material to be treated includes placing material to be treated in a container that may include an insulating lining, heating the material to be treated and melting the material to be treated, preferably allowing the melted material to cool to f... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7107794 | Suction feeder The suction feeder for glass processing includes a housing containing a material; a heatable noble metal or noble metal alloy feed line embedded in the housing in a thermally insulated fashion; a connection element at one end of the feed line for connection with a m... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7091393 | Processes for immobilizing radioactive and hazardous wastes The present invention utilizes one or more processes to immobilize a waste that contains one or more of radionuclides, hazardous elements, hazardous compounds, and/or other compounds present in the waste. Each of the processes create a barrier against leaching and d... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090827 | Process for immobilizing metallic sodium in glass form A process for immobilizing metallic sodium in glass form. The process comprises: (A) introducing in a dispersed state, into a reactor, an amount of a vitrified matrix precursor, metallic sodium and iron oxide (Fe2O3) sufficient to ensure oxidat... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074275 | Apparatus for treating workpieces The invention relates to an apparatus for coating hollow bodies, e.g. plastic drinks bottles. It is an object of the invention to provide an apparatus for treating workpieces which operates reliably and with low maintenance, can be flexibly adapted to the user's req... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7019189 | Process and composition for the immobilization of radioactive and hazardous wastes in borosilicate glass The present invention provides processes to immobilize radioactive and/or hazardous waste in a borosilicate glass, the waste containing one or more of radionuclides, hazardous elements, hazardous compounds, and/or other compounds. The invention also provides borosil... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7012168 | Boron-based containment matrix for the storage or transmutation of long-life radioactive elements The invention relates to a confinement matrix for the storage or incineration of at least one long-life radioactive element, comprising at least one crystalline boron compound of a rhombohedral structure including the long-life radioactive element(s). The bor... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6941878 | Advanced vitrification system 2 A melter for the vitrification of waste, and method of using the melter, in the form of a disposal canister, wherein the melter is capable of filling multiple disposal canisters of waste and subsequently of being filled with vitrified waste and disposed of in like m... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938441 | Method and apparatus for heat treatment of glass material and natural materials specifically of volcanic origin A method of heat treatment of glass materials and natural materials specifically of volcanic origin according to which the treated material is exposed to microwave radiation at a frequency range from 1 MHz to 10 GHz and temperature range from the ambient temperature... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6787120 | Volume reduction of aqueous waste by evaporative crystallization of burkeite and sodium salts A method of treating aqueous salt solutions to provide a solution suitable for vitrification to a stable glass matrix for long term storage is described. In particular, salt solutions composed of aqueous nuclear waste materials are suitable for treatment by the desc... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6714617 | Disposal of radiation waste in glacial ice Encapsulating calcined radioactive waste in strong, corrosion-resistant spheres of dimensions such that heat from the radiation melts the ice at a rate which brings the spheres to the bottom of the permanent icefield in a relatively short time, with the resulting wa... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6710001 | Porous sintered body A porous sintered body in which the leaching amounts of heavy metals are small and having high availability contains 0.5-15 weight % of B2O3, preferably contains 20-60 weight % of Al2O3, 18-60 weight % of SiO2, ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6630419 | Low melting high lithia glass compositions and methods The invention relates to methods of vitrifying waste and for lowering the melting point of glass forming systems by including lithia formers in the glass forming composition in significant amounts, typically from about 0.16 wt % to about 11 wt %, based on... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6624103 | Low melting high lithia glass compositions and methods The invention relates to methods of vitrifying waste and for lowering the melting point of glass forming systems by including lithia formers in the glass forming composition in significant amounts, typically from about 0.16 wt % to about 11 wt %, based on... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6620092 | Process and apparatus for vitrification of hazardous waste materials A process for vitrifying waste material containing environmentally hazardous metals or metal compounds includes drying a waste material using a flash dryer, where the drying is carried out at a temperature low enough to prevent volatilization of hazardous... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6613291 | Installation for vitrification of liquid radioactive wastes, cooled discharge unit and cooled induction melter for the installation The present invention relates to apparatuses for processing homogeneous/heterogeneous radioactive wastes comprising ion-exchange reisns. A cooled discharge unit comprises a discharge pipe, a cooling jacket having a U-shaped form in cross section, a collec... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6576807 | Method and apparatus for incinerating and vitrifying of waste, in particular radioactive waste The present invention provides a method of processing organic waste (D) in divided solid and/or liquid form, the method being implemented in a single reactor (1) containing a bath of molten gas (V) surmounted by a gas phase (G), the method comprising inci... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6568215 | Method and apparatus for melting a particulate material Apparatus suitable for vitrifying nuclear waste comprises a tunable microwave cavity connected by a first wave guide to a source of microwave energy; cooling coils for cooling the exterior of the cavity; a hopper for loading particulate fusible material t... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6558308 | AVS melting process The Advanced Vitrification System (AVS) Melting Process is a process for vitrification of waste in a disposable canister. In the process, waste is dropped into the disposable canister from the top. While the waste is being dropped into the disposable cani... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6532768 | Process for the vitrification of a pulverulent material and apparatus for implementing the process The present invention relates to a vitrification process for a pulverulent material and an apparatus for implementing said process. The process consists in introducing the pulverulent material into the fusion area of a furnace via injection means, where i... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6518477 | Simplified integrated immobilization process for the remediation of radioactive waste A method for remediating non-homogeneous radioactive waste to significantly reduce the waste mass/volume and to convert such waste to products that meet federal regulatory compliance standards is disclosed. High level waste (HLW) stored in underground tan... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6485406 | Medical radioactive iodine-125 miniature radiation sources and methods of producing same The present invention relates to new radioactive iodine-125 miniature radiation sources (seeds) comprising a radioactive carrier matrix which consists of a porous and mechanically stable inorganic material, the pores of which contain inorganic insoluble i... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6485404 | Advanced vitrification system improvements A process of making vitrified waste in a crucible and inserting the crucible and vitrified waste into an outer container after vitrification. The outer container is then sealed.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6479021 | Advanced vitrification system pyrographite A device for improving waste vitrification in a disposable canister, the process for using the device, and the process for making the device. The disposable canister, also known as a module, has outer and inner containers with thermal insulation therebetw... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6472579 | Method for solidification of radioactive and other hazardous waste Solidification of liquid radioactive waste, and other hazardous wastes, is accomplished by the method of the invention by incorporating the waste into a porous glass crystalline molded block. The porous block is first loaded with the liquid waste and then... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6395954 | Advanced vitrification system frit A process for improving waste vitrification in a disposable canister. In the process, chunks of frit are combined with waste and then added to the disposable canister. The waste and frit are then heated to melt the frit and waste. The melted mixture is th... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6334337 | Air bubbler to increase glass production rate In a glass melter, a precious metal insert is used to protect a gas bubbler from corrosion at the orifice of the bubbler through which gas is injected into the melt. The use of a precious refractory metal insert at the bubbler orifice prevents the attack ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6288300 | Thermal treatment and immobilization processes for organic materials Organic materials are mixed with metal oxide, such as hydrated metal oxides, prior to or during heat treatments in aerated or oxygenated environments to stabilize thermal decomposition or incineration of the organic materials and to suppress the emission ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6223560 | Process of producing a glassy product for multiple applications and products obtained by the process A process for recycling trash and obtaining a glassy vitreous product by mixing trash with a vitrifying composition comprising 30% Sodium Sulphate, 7% Quartz, 20% Calcium Carbonate, 23% Sodium Carbonate, 13% Organic Sulphate (consisting of 20% Sodium Sulp... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6211424 | Advanced vitrification system The AVS invention provides for an apparatus and process for its practice involving the vitrification of waste materials, such as nuclear waste, inside a disposable canister. The preferred embodiment of the process includes a canister having outer and inne... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6153103 | Method for the removal of ultrafine particulates from an aqueous suspension A method of separating ultra-fine particulates from an aqueous suspension such as a process stream or a waste stream. The method involves the addition of alkali silicate and an organic gelling agent to a volume of liquid, from the respective process or wa... | 11/28/2000 |
