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US 11,565,288 B2Granted
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for in-container waste treatment
AssigneeStudsvik, Inc.
InventorsW. Scott Roesener, James Robert Manseill, Matt Van Der Sluys
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems, apparatuses, and methods for the treatment of containerized waste, such as hazardous, radioactive and/or mixed waste. The apparatuses and methods employ a combination of thermal decomposition and specialized lances.
Claims20
An apparatus for the treatment of waste, the apparatus comprising:
- an autoclave comprising at least one heater;
- a container disposed within the autoclave, wherein the container comprises at least one container wall that forms a container cavity, wherein the waste is disposed within the container cavity;
- at least one lance movably disposed in at least one aperture that traverses the autoclave, wherein the at least one lance is configured to create at least one piercing that pierces the at least one container wall;
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- a lance apparatus positioned external to the autoclave that controls:
- the insertion of the at least one lance into the at least one aperture that traverses the autoclave and into the container via the at least one piercing;
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- removal of the at least one lance from the autoclave and the at least one aperture.
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An apparatus for the treatment of waste, the apparatus comprising:
- an autoclave comprising at least one heater;
- a container disposed within the autoclave, wherein the container comprises at least one container wall that forms a container cavity, wherein the waste is disposed within the container cavity;
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- at least one lance movably disposed in at least one aperture that traverses the autoclave, wherein the at least one aperture comprises one or more seals and one or more isolation devices to prevent leakage through the at least one aperture from the autoclave when the at least one lance is inserted into the autoclave, wherein the at least one lance is configured to create at least one piercing that pierces the at least one container wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.