Method and installation for the destruction of laboratory waste

An apparatus for destroying containers containing wastes comprising:

• at least one basin or pool filled with water to a depth of at least two meters, said basin or pool comprising a first vessel of corrosion-resistant material, having an inner and an outer peripheral wall, being filled with the water and mounted on a damping means within a second vessel made of concrete or similar material;
• means for automatically conveying and submerging flasks or similar containers of wastes into the water of said basin;
• and
• means, associated with said means for conveying and submerging, for initiating an explosion at a predetermined point in time.

An apparatus for destroying containers containing wastes, comprising:

• at least one basin or pool filled with water to a depth of at least two meters;
• means for automatically conveying and submerging flasks or similar containers of wastes into the water of said basin, wherein said means for conveying and submerging flasks or similar containers having baskets with fine metal grating and having the flasks for containers arranged in at least two concentric rows in a circular or elliptical configuration, and wherein said baskets are conveyed to said basin by an automated conveyance rail;
• and
• means, associated with said means for conveying and submerging, for initiating an explosion at a predetermined point in time.

A method for destroying containers containing wastes, comprising the steps of:

• conveying a basket made of fine metal grating and carrying containers arranged in rows and having toxic wastes therewithin;
• providing detonating fuses interposed between said rows of containers;
• thereafter submerging said basket in a water-filled basin followed by exploding said detonating fuses;
• lifting said basket and washing said basket;
• and
• collecting and diluting the wastes released upon the destruction of said flasks or similar containers in said water-filled basin for periodic removal.