Patent · US Expired

Container for radioactive nuclear waste materials

US4192765A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 15, 1978
Grant dateMar 11, 1980
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Expiry dateFeb 15, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG21F5/005
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are two improved container alloys for radioactive nuclear waste. Radioactive nuclear waste can be contained over extended periods of time by encapsulating the waste materials in containers composed of these alloys and burying the containers underground in an impervious, stable rock formation.

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