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Method for thermal decomposition treatment of radioactive waste

  • US 4,895,678 A
  • Filed: 06/08/1989
  • Issued: 01/23/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of thermal decomposition treatment of radioactive liquid waste containing sodium compound, which method comprises the steps of:

  • heating the radioactive liquid waste to evaporate a liquid component therein and to form a radioactive dried matter containing the sodium compound;

    introducing the radioactive dried matter into a container which has a heating device for melting said sodium compound in said radioactive dried matter within said container, a pair of electrodes and a power source for applying voltage between said electrodes;

    heating said radioactive dried matter by using said heating device to melt said sodium compound in said radioactive dried matter;

    applying electric current to said electrodes while changing the polarity of the voltage every several tens of seconds to directly heat said molten sodium compound by Joule heat, thereby decomposing, vaporizing and removing said sodium compound to form a stabilized radioactive solid as a residue in the container; and

    taking out said stabilized radioactive solid from said container.

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