Method for ultimate disposition of borate containing radioactive wastes by vitrification
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1. Method for ultimate disposition of radioactive wastes by vitrification of weak-to-medium active concentrates containing boron together with ion exchange resins, which comprises mixing weak-to-medium active radioactive waste concentrates from borate-containing radioactive liquids with added glass-forming materials, maximally in a ratio of 1 part by weight waste concentrates to 3 parts by weight glass-forming materials, to form a glass composition in which the borate in said waste concentrate is an essential element in production of glass from the composition, before subjecting said glass composition to a melting operation, adding ion exchanger resins in an amount up to about 10 weight percent of the total mass, treating the resultant glass composition containing ion exchanger resins to obtain a glass-forming melt, and withdrawing and purifying waste gases evolved during said melting operation.
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Method for the ultimate disposition of radioactive wastes by vitrification, in which weak to medium radioactive waste concentrates from borate-containing radioactive liquids are mixed with added glass-forming materials, maximally in a ratio of 1:3, and the mixture heated to obtain a glass-forming melt.
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- 1. Method for ultimate disposition of radioactive wastes by vitrification of weak-to-medium active concentrates containing boron together with ion exchange resins, which comprises mixing weak-to-medium active radioactive waste concentrates from borate-containing radioactive liquids with added glass-forming materials, maximally in a ratio of 1 part by weight waste concentrates to 3 parts by weight glass-forming materials, to form a glass composition in which the borate in said waste concentrate is an essential element in production of glass from the composition, before subjecting said glass composition to a melting operation, adding ion exchanger resins in an amount up to about 10 weight percent of the total mass, treating the resultant glass composition containing ion exchanger resins to obtain a glass-forming melt, and withdrawing and purifying waste gases evolved during said melting operation.
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