WO1998042035A3 - Electrolytic deactivating of radioactive material - Google Patents

Electrolytic deactivating of radioactive material Download PDF

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WO1998042035A3
WO1998042035A3 PCT/US1998/005319 US9805319W WO9842035A3 WO 1998042035 A3 WO1998042035 A3 WO 1998042035A3 US 9805319 W US9805319 W US 9805319W WO 9842035 A3 WO9842035 A3 WO 9842035A3
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21B—FUSION REACTORS
    • G21B3/00—Low temperature nuclear fusion reactors, e.g. alleged cold fusion reactors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F9/00—Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor
    • G21F9/28—Treating solids
    • G21F9/30—Processing
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/10—Nuclear fusion reactors

Abstract

An apparatus (12) and method for reducing the level of radioactivity of a radioactive material by electrolysis in an aqueous media (59). The electrolytic cell (12) includes a non-conductive housing (14) having inlet (54), outlet (56) and spaced apart first and second conductive grids (38 and 44) positioned within the housing (14). A plurality of conductive beads (36) loaded with the radioactive material form a packed bed (35) positioned within the housing (14) between the conductive grids (38 and 44) in electrical contact with the first grid (38) adjacent the inlet (54). The cores are of an ion exchange resin which is loaded with a salt form of the radioactive material, dried and fired at or above the decomposition temperature of the salt to convert the radioactive material to an oxide or pure metal form thereof. An electric power source (15/16) is operably connected across the first and second grids (38 and 44) whereby electrical current flows between the grids (38 and 44) and within the aqueous media (59).
PCT/US1998/005319 1997-03-19 1998-03-18 Electrolytic deactivating of radioactive material WO1998042035A2 (en)

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