Controlled hip container collapse for radioactive waste treatment
OwnerSalvatore Moriccainventor
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Abstract
There is disclosed a container for the consolidation of materials, such as waste materials including radioactive containing waste. The container comprises an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder comprising internal compression plates that are designed to resist collapse during consolidation, and therefore control the size of the consolidated container to a predictable shape and dimension. The container is sufficient to hold a variety of materials, including hazardous, toxic, or radioactive waste, and the container is configured to hold such waste without releasing it to the environment. There is also disclosed a method of consolidating such materials using the container described herein.
Claims21
A container for the consolidation of material under elevated pressure and temperature conditions, comprising:
- an outer cylinder;
- and
- an inner cylinder comprising internal compression plates that are configured to resist collapse during consolidation by arranging said plates in rows and with predetermined spacing, axially, radially, or both.
A method of producing a consolidated article, the method comprising:
- filling a container with material to be consolidated, the container comprising:
- an outer cylinder;
- an inner cylinder comprising internal compression plates that are configured to resist collapse during consolidation;
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- collapsing the by applying heat and/or pressure to the container such that the internal compression plates cause the container to collapse in a predictable manner while consolidating the material in the container to produce a consolidated article having a predictable shape and/or dimension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.