Hazardous or toxic waste destruction or containment – Destruction or containment of radioactive waste
Patent
1993-04-12
1996-02-06
Mai, Ngoclan
Hazardous or toxic waste destruction or containment
Destruction or containment of radioactive waste
588201, G21F 900
Patent
active
054897343
ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for producing a non-radioactive product from a radioactive waste composition that includes a radioactive component and a non-radioactive component. The method includes directing the radioactive waste into a molten metal bath. A separation agent is directed in the molten metal bath which reacts with a component of the radioactive waste composition to form a reaction product which separates from the remaining component, thereby forming a non-radioactive product. The separation reagent can be, for example, an oxidant, a metal-ligand exchange reagent, or a reducing agent. The non-radioactive product can be a gas, a liquid, or a precipitate.
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Bach Robert D.
Nagel Christopher J.
Mai Ngoclan
Molten Metal Technology, Inc.
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