Published June 29, 1982 | Version v1
Patent

Container for radioactive nuclear waste materials

Description

Disclosed are two improved container materials for radioactive nuclear waste. Radioactive nuclear waste can be contained over extended periods of time by encapsulating the waste materials in containers composed of these alloys and burying the containers underground in an impervious, stable rock formation

Availability note (English)

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

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
Patent

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
v p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21F 1/08.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21F 1/08.
Patent number
US patent document 4,337,167/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14788682
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
COBALT; CONTAINERS; COPPER; ENCAPSULATION; IRON ALLOYS; NICKEL ALLOYS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ROCKS; STABILITY; UNDERGROUND STORAGE
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; ELEMENTS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; STORAGE; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE STORAGE; WASTES

Optional Information

Notes
PAT-APPL-118818.