Method of preparing bodies containing radioactive substances
First Claim
1. Process of providing radioactive substance in a form suitable for disposal of the radioactive substance, comprising incorporating glass particles containing said radioactive substance in molten metal so that the particles are embedded in the molten metal, the glass of said glass particles being suitable for conversion to glass ceramic, and heat treating the molten metal having the glass particles embedded therein to convert the glass of the glass particles to glass ceramic and provide glass ceramic particles containing the radioactive substance embedded in a metal matrix.
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Radioactive substances are disposed of by incorporating glass particles containing the radioactive substance in molten metal, heat treating the molten metal containing the glass particles to convert the glass to glass ceramic, and cooling the resulting composite to solidify the metal and provide the glass ceramic particles embedded in a matrix of the metal.
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- 1. Process of providing radioactive substance in a form suitable for disposal of the radioactive substance, comprising incorporating glass particles containing said radioactive substance in molten metal so that the particles are embedded in the molten metal, the glass of said glass particles being suitable for conversion to glass ceramic, and heat treating the molten metal having the glass particles embedded therein to convert the glass of the glass particles to glass ceramic and provide glass ceramic particles containing the radioactive substance embedded in a metal matrix.
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