Process for making protective barriers against radioactive products
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1. A process for shielding radiation emanating from radioactive products to permit storage, handling and shipping without danger, comprising:
- placing elements made up of materials selected from the group consisting of molten slag and scorias, coming from a ferrous or nonferrous metal production operation, between the radioactive products and the outside environment to be protected.
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The outside environment is shielded from radioactive materials by surrounding the radioactive material with an enclosure formed from slowly cooled molten slag or scoria coming from a ferrous or nonferrous metal making operation. The enclosure may comprise walls, slabs or blocks of such material formed into a building, a conduit of such material for movement of radioactive effluents or a metal container separated from an outer metal container by such material.
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1. A process for shielding radiation emanating from radioactive products to permit storage, handling and shipping without danger, comprising:
placing elements made up of materials selected from the group consisting of molten slag and scorias, coming from a ferrous or nonferrous metal production operation, between the radioactive products and the outside environment to be protected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- 9. A container for the storage of solid or pasty radioactive wastes comprising a metal container within and spaced from a larger metal drum, the free space between said container and said drum being filled with a material formed by pouring molten slag or scoria coming from a ferrous or nonferrous metal production operation into said free space and allowing said molten slag or scoria to cool slowly to avoid cracking.
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