Hazardous material repository systems and methods
US11488736B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/13
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hazardous material storage system includes a drillhole extending into the Earth and including an entry at least proximate a terranean surface. The drillhole includes a substantially vertical portion, a curved portion, and a horizontal portion that includes a hazardous waste repository formed within a first portion of the horizontal portion of the drillhole, the hazardous waste repository vertically isolated, by a rock formation, from a subterranean zone that includes mobile water, and a safety runway formed within a second portion of the horizontal portion exclusive of the hazardous waste repository and adjacent the curved portion, the safety runway defined by a particular length.
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