Ion specific media removal from vessel for vitrification
US10290384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21F9/12
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, processes, and apparatuses for treating radioactive waste, through systems designed to bind and dry radioactive media and to mechanical devices and techniques that are utilized for removal of granular media from confined spaces (vessels and tanks). In some of its various embodiments, the system processes spent ion exchange media for long-term storage.
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