EP0228816A1 - Dispositifs de traitement par vibrations - Google Patents

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EP0228816A1
EP0228816A1 EP86309280A EP86309280A EP0228816A1 EP 0228816 A1 EP0228816 A1 EP 0228816A1 EP 86309280 A EP86309280 A EP 86309280A EP 86309280 A EP86309280 A EP 86309280A EP 0228816 A1 EP0228816 A1 EP 0228816A1
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    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
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    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F9/00—Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor
    • G21F9/04—Treating liquids
    • G21F9/06—Processing
    • G21F9/14—Processing by incineration; by calcination, e.g. desiccation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F31/00—Mixers with shaking, oscillating, or vibrating mechanisms
    • B01F31/57—Mixers with shaking, oscillating, or vibrating mechanisms for material continuously moving therethrough
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    • G21F9/00—Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor
    • G21F9/28—Treating solids
    • G21F9/30—Processing
    • G21F9/301—Processing by fixation in stable solid media
    • G21F9/302—Processing by fixation in stable solid media in an inorganic matrix

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  • the present invention relates to vibratory processing arrangements and is particularly concerned with such a processing arrangment applicable to impregnating solid particulate synthetic rock precursor In an active cell with high level radioactive waste. Subsequent hot pressing will cause the formation of synthetic rock in which the waste is immobolised.
  • Australian patent application no. AU-B65176/80 (now Patent 531,250) describes a hot uniaxial pressing process including embodiments in which a canister having a generally cylindrical wall of bellows-like formation is used to contain the supply material to be pressed and while heating is maintained pressure is applied by a hydraulic press.
  • the synthetic rock product is formed as the bellows like canister is axially compressed.
  • Patent 524,883 describes a development of the hot uniaxial pressing in which the pressing is conducted in an upward direction against a fixed top abutment in the press.
  • synthetic rock precursor is in the form of a fine powder and high-level radioactive waste is a liquid which must be impregnated into the powder in the active cell and pressing must also take place in an active cell.
  • Extremely reliable mechanical handling methods and equipment are required since it is desired for the equipment to operate for tens of years with servicing and repairs conducted only through remote manipulators.
  • the present invention is directed to processing arrangements and corresponding apparatus which can facilitate active cell processes which are highly reliable and conducted with equipment which is intrinsically relatively simple so that long working life and maintenance with remote manipulators can be provided.
  • the process can also be operated with paths of different configuration and indeed can be operated in a batch process in which the vibratory conveying means causes the particulate precursor to move around within a suitable vessel as it is being sprayed with radioactive waste liquid.
  • a suitable vessel for example, a generally square trough like vessel may be used and the vibratory conveyor means can cause the particulate material to circulate around the trough.
  • One very important embodiment of the invention is one in which heat is applied to the impregnated synthetic rock precursor thereby maintaining a substantially dry state and causing evaporation of water thereby leaving the radioactive material impregating the waste.
  • the level of heating is preferably relatively low e.g. 300° C whereby the powder can remain in a flowable state and components of the radioactive waste which are volatile at higher temperatures remain substantially in the synthetic rock.
  • the conveyor may be inclined either upwardly or downwardly or may be horizontal. This is dictated by the physical form of the precursor.
  • the invention is implemented in a generally trough like vibratory conveyor and has a vibrating element applied near its upstream end, its downstream end being supported in a flexible mounting and remaining substantially stationary.
  • a series of spray heads are spaced along the trough-like conveyor.
  • the synthetic rock precursor is formed into granules having an improved pourability and packing density compared with the particles of synthetic rock precursor: it has been found that use of this aspect of the invention permits very effective impregnation of such granules with highly uniform dispersion of radioactive components through the final synthetic rock produced after a hot uniaxial pressing process.
  • a method of preparing synthetic rock precursor for a hot uniaxial pressing process comprising passing the material into an upstream end of an elongated downwardly inclined tubular duct, establishing vibration of the tubular duct whereby the particulate material advances progressively and applying high level heating so as to calcine the particulate material, and discharging the calcined material at the downstream end of the apparatus.
  • the apparatus is arranged to provide an operating temperature of about 7 50 C .
  • the calcining apparatus preferably has a variable frequency vibration unit which preferably is directed to actuate vibrations at the downstream end of the tube, the upstream end being mounted in suitable flexible mountings and substantially not moving.
  • induction heating can be used for the furnace which can be surrounded by insulating material.
  • a most advantageous embodiment is one in which the tubular duct is connected to a gas circulation system whereby a controlled atmosphere can be passed preferably in a counter current arrangement through the tubular duct, whereby volatile radioactive components from the waste can be taken up and removed through suitable filtering arrangements.
  • This aspect of the invention permits a reliable and very compact capital effective plant to be devised thereby obviating the complexity and very considerable volume required for an apparatus such as a rotary calciner.
  • the capital cost per cubic meter of an active cell is very high and therefore a major impact on the economics of safe disposal of radioactive material may result from use of embodiments of the present invention.
  • an arrangement for mixing a titanium powder into a calcined synthetic rock precursor incorporating therein radioactive waste comprises using a tubular vibratory conveyor which is downwardly inclined in the downstream direction and the titanium powder is introduced just downstream of the synthetic rock precursor inlet to the vibratory tube, whereby intimate mixing of the particulate material occurs in a well controlled and continuous manner.
  • the discharge can be to a receiving hopper and/or to a bellows-like container whereby the poured material is ready for a hot uniaxial pressing process.
  • Various embodiments of the invention can contribute substantially to a most effective plant for high level waste immobilisation in synthetic rock by providing a compact and reliable process substantially avoiding the handling of any solids other than dry pourable solids at each stage.
  • a further inventive combination is one in which the above three aspects are used in combination with the further inventive step the subject of the present applicant's co-pending application entitled "Formation of Ceramics" and which is directed to an invention consisting in an apparatus for hot uniaxial pressing of heat resistant metal canisters containing synthetic rock components, the canisters having a generally cylindrical wall incorporating bellows-like formations, the apparatus comprising a hydraulic press having an upwardly acting ram with a refractory facing thereon for supporting the bottom of the canister, a fixed top abutment, a heating zone immediately below the abutment and adapted to surround the bellows container during the hot uniaxial pressing process and a retractable platen adapted to be inserted laterally into the press below the heating zone such that a bellows canister can be placed on the refractory facing and partially compressed at ambient temperature by upward displacement of the hydraulic press, the platen being removable to permit the
  • the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 comprises three main stages:
  • the waste impregnator A comprises a downwardly inclined trough 1 having flexible mountings 2 and a vibrator 3 at its upstream end, a hood structure 4 and a series of liquid sprays 5 connected to a high level waste supply tube 6.
  • the hood structure 4 has, at its upstream end, an inlet hopper 7 through which synthetic rock precursor material in powder or preferably in granulated form is poured. This powder is formed outside the active cell and is not radioactive. By operation of the vibrator 3, the powder continuously and steadily moves down the trough ready for discharge at the open downstream end into a discharge hopper 8.
  • a radiant heating unit 9 is located beneath the trough, as schemically shown, and causes evaporation of the aqueous solvent from the radioactive waste at a steady rate.
  • the impregnated precursor discharges through the hopper 8 into a discharge tube 10 and into the upstream end of the closed tube 12 of the vibratory calciner B.
  • the tube 12 is downwardly inclined and is connected through a downstream flexible coupling 13 to a discharge tube 14.
  • Discharge tube 14 has an inlet pipe 15 for reducing gas (typically N 2 /3 Volume t H 2 or H 2 alone).
  • the reducing gas passes upwardly through the tube to a gas discharge take off tube 16 near the upstream end. In this way volatile radioactive components produced during the calcining can be taken up and filtered out.
  • a furnace 13 surrounds the central region of the tube for causing the synthetic rock precursor to undergo partial mineral transformations and the nitrates associated with the high level waste are decomposed. Minor amounts of volatile radioactive components may be evolved.
  • the furnace raises the temperature of the particulate material to about 750 C.
  • a flexible mounting 17 supports the tube 12 and at its downstream end a variable frequency vibrator unit 18 is provided together with a flexible mounting 19.
  • the vibratory actuator 18 is tuned to provide the desired flow rate by varying frequency and ampitude.
  • the calcined discharged powder falls downwardly into a vibratory mixer C. having a vibratory actuator 20 and flexible mountings 21.
  • a secondary inlet 23 is provided for titanium powder which is intimately mixed as the powders pass downwardly through the inclined tube to be discharged to a discharge hopper 24 from which bellows canisters 25 may be filled.
  • a hydraulic press comprises a fixed base 31, an open, upwardly extending framework 3 2 , a fixed top press frame 33, a refractory top pad 34 and just below the top pad a heating unit comprising an electrical induction coil 35 with a cylindrical metal sleeve 36 functioning as a susceptor sleeve. Furthermore, the press has an upwardly acting hydraulic ram 37 with a piston 38 on the top of which a refractory top pad 39 is mounted.
  • the hydraulic press incorporates a retractable plate-like platen 40 which is horizontaly slidably displacable in guides (not shown) by actuation of a secondary ram 41.
  • Figure 2 shows the first stage in which a bellows canister 25 has been placed on the refractory bottom pad 39.
  • the canister is of a heat resistant alloy or steel such as INCONEL 601.
  • the calcined impregnated synthetic rock will have a typical density of 19t of the maximum theoretical density of the final synthetic rock.
  • a cold precompaction is applied by first actuating the ram 41 to displace horizontally the platen 40 to adopt the position shown in Figure 3 and then the hydraulic ram 47 is actuated to place the bellows canister 25 into abutment with the platen 40. Pressure is maintained until the density of the synthetic rock powder approaches the maximum which can be achieved at ambient temperatures, e.g. about 35t theoretical maximum density.
  • the press will be operating at the order of 20 MPa and the time for this pressing step will be the order of 3 minutes.
  • the ram 37 is then lowered slightly, the ram 41 actuated to retract the platen 40, and (unless an optional separate pre-heating furnace is used) the ram 37 is raised to place the bellows container within the heating zone and to occupy the position shown in dotted lines and referenced 42'. It is necessary to heat the bellows container and its contents to a typical temperature in the range 1050° to 1260°C and this will take typically 510 minutes for a 40cm diameter bellows canister.
  • pressure can be applied through the ram so that the bellows canister is in abutment with the top pad 34 and pressures of about 14 MPa or higher are applied for several hours until full compression of the bellows canister occures and a density of about 99% theoretical density is achieved.

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FR2123339A1 (fr) * 1971-01-25 1972-09-08 Environmental Technology
FR2419569A1 (fr) * 1978-03-08 1979-10-05 Kraftwerk Union Ag Procede pour l'elimination de dechets synthetiques pulverulents radioactifs constitues par des materiaux filtrants utilises dans les installations de technique nucleaire
EP0030467A2 (fr) * 1979-12-07 1981-06-17 Hitachi, Ltd. Procédé et appareil pour le traitement de déchets radioactifs
EP0102246A1 (fr) * 1982-08-30 1984-03-07 AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION Emballage et densification d'un matériau particulaire
GB2163893A (en) * 1984-07-31 1986-03-05 Agip Spa Immobilising the fission product and transuranic element content of liquid high level radioactive waste

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2123339A1 (fr) * 1971-01-25 1972-09-08 Environmental Technology
FR2419569A1 (fr) * 1978-03-08 1979-10-05 Kraftwerk Union Ag Procede pour l'elimination de dechets synthetiques pulverulents radioactifs constitues par des materiaux filtrants utilises dans les installations de technique nucleaire
EP0030467A2 (fr) * 1979-12-07 1981-06-17 Hitachi, Ltd. Procédé et appareil pour le traitement de déchets radioactifs
EP0102246A1 (fr) * 1982-08-30 1984-03-07 AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION Emballage et densification d'un matériau particulaire
GB2163893A (en) * 1984-07-31 1986-03-05 Agip Spa Immobilising the fission product and transuranic element content of liquid high level radioactive waste

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