Published March 23, 1982 | Version v1
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Backfill composition for secondary barriers in nuclear waste repositories

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Description

A backfill composition for sorbing and retaining hazardous elements of nuclear wastes comprises 50-70% by weight of quartz, 10-30% by weight of montmorillonite, 1-10% by weight of phospha mineral, 1-10% by weight of ferrous mineral, 1-10% by weight of sulfate mineral and 1-10% by weight of attapulgite

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U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.

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Patent

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Imprint Pagination
v p.
IPC:
Int. Cl.G21F 9/24.
IPC
Int. Cl.G21F 9/24.
Patent number
US patent document 4,321,158/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14720974
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
APATITES; ATTAPULGITE; CALCIUM SULFATES; GARNETS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNETITE; MINERALS; MONTMORILLONITE; OLIVINE; PHOSPHATES; PYRITE; QUARTZ; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STABILITY; SULFATES
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CLAYS; INORGANIC ION EXCHANGERS; ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; IRON SILICATES; IRON SULFIDES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM SILICATES; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; ORES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; STORAGE; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE STORAGE; WASTES

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PAT-APPL-154639.