Volume reduction of low-level radiation waste by incineration
US4700637A · kind A · utility
17Cited by
4References
2Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 1981 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23G2209/18
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An incinerator, or furnace, receives low-level radiation waste from a nuclear installation in varying volumes and calorific values. A supplemental, conventional fuel is concomitantly supplied under the control of the exhaust temperature of the products of combustion. The low-level radiation waste and supplemental fuel are mixed with combustion air in a first stage where combustion is initiated, the products of combustion being flowed downward into a second stage where the combustion is complete prior to exhaust.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.