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US 2026/0210212 A1Published application
Disposing vitrified waste
AssigneeDeep Isolation, Inc.
InventorRichard A. Muller
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Abstract
A hazardous waste repository includes a drillhole formed from a terranean surface and through one or more subterranean formations. The drillhole includes a storage portion formed within at least one of the one or more subterranean formations. The hazardous waste repository includes a portion of vitrified hazardous waste enclosed in a housing of at least one high level waste canister (HLWC) exclusive of an outer canister. The HLWC is positioned in the storage portion.
Claims24
A hazardous waste repository, comprising:
- a drillhole formed from a terranean surface and through one or more subterranean formations, the drillhole comprising a storage portion formed within at least one of the one or more subterranean formations;
- and
- a portion of vitrified hazardous waste enclosed in a housing of at least one high level waste canister (HLWC) exclusive of an outer canister, the HLWC positioned in the storage portion, wherein a volume of the HLWC is completely filled with:
- (1) the portion of vitrified hazardous waste;
- or (2) the portion of vitrified hazardous waste and a fluid.
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A method of storing hazardous waste, comprising:
- identifying a drillhole formed from a terranean surface and through one or more subterranean formations, the drillhole comprising a storage portion formed within at least one of the one or more subterranean formations;
- and
- moving a portion of vitrified hazardous waste enclosed in a housing of a high level waste canister (HLWC) exclusive of an outer canister into position in the storage portion, wherein a volume of the HLWC is completely filled with:
- (1) the portion of vitrified hazardous waste;
- or (2) the portion of the vitrified waste and a fluid.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.