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Method and apparatus for eliminating volatiles or airborne entrainments when vitrifying radioactive and/or hazardous waste

  • US 5,678,236 A
  • Filed: 01/23/1996
  • Issued: 10/14/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/23/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A process for melting glass and encapsulating radioactive components in a melter having two or more chambers, said process comprisingadding glass feed material to a primary chamber of the melter,heating said feed material to molten glass,transporting said molten glass to one or more secondary chambers of the melter, andadding radioactive components to said glass melt in said secondary chamber to encapsulate the radioactive components.

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