Advanced Vitrification System 2
AssigneeRadioactive Isolation Consortium, LLC
InventorsJames R Powell, Morris Reich
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Abstract
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 manner to that of a disposal canister. In the method of the invention, while waste is loaded into the melter, it is melted and then allowed to flow out of the melter and into a disposal container. The filled disposal container is then removed and and replaced with an empty disposal container. This is repeated until a fixed number of disposal containers are filled. Then, the melter is filled with vitrified waste and disposed of in the same manner as for a disposal canister.
Claims3
A re-usable and disposable melter module for the vitrification of waste comprising,
- (a) a detachable means for adding waste;
- (b) a detachable means for removing off-gases;
- (c) a means for adding heat to melt the waste;
- (d) a detachable means for regulating the flow of melted waste out of the module;
- (e) a means for filling the module with vitrified waste;
- and,
- (f) a means for disposing of said filled module, wherein the filled module has the same outward appearance as a disposal container.
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