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US 6,485,404 B1Granted
Advanced vitrification system improvements
AssigneeRadioactive Isolation Consortium, LLC
InventorsJames R. Powell, Morris Reich
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Abstract
A process of making vitrified waste in a crucible and inserting the crucible and vitrified waste into an outer container after vitrification. The outer container is then sealed.
Claims6
A process for vitrifying waste, comprising the steps of:
- a. adding unmelted waste to a single wall, disposable crucible;
- b. adding heat to unmelted waste in the crucible to melt said waste;
- c. cooling the melted waste to a vitrified state;
- d. inserting the crucible into an outer container;
- and, e. sealing the outer container for ultimate disposal of combined containers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.