Patent · US Expired

Cart for collection and disposal of low-level radioactive waste

US5076650A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 1990
Grant dateDec 31, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG21F1/125
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cart for collection and safe disposal of low level radioactive wastes (LLRW) comprised of a compartment which is shielded to protect against exposure to radioactivity. The unique construction of the cart includes a sandwich construction of the compartment walls and ceiling wherein a thin layer of lead is sandwiched between coextensively bonded layers of methyl methacrylate polymer (Lucite).

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