EP0888623A1 - Method for preparing highly radioactive materials for transmutation and/or burn-up - Google Patents
Method for preparing highly radioactive materials for transmutation and/or burn-upInfo
- Publication number
- EP0888623A1 EP0888623A1 EP97908208A EP97908208A EP0888623A1 EP 0888623 A1 EP0888623 A1 EP 0888623A1 EP 97908208 A EP97908208 A EP 97908208A EP 97908208 A EP97908208 A EP 97908208A EP 0888623 A1 EP0888623 A1 EP 0888623A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- impregnation
- substances
- pellets
- liquid
- carrier material
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- 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
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- 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
- G21F9/28—Treating solids
- G21F9/30—Processing
- G21F9/32—Processing by incineration
Definitions
- the invention relates to a method for preparing highly radioactive substances for transmutation and / or combustion by irradiation in a nuclear facility.
- the transmutation and combustion of highly radioactive substances are used in particular in the context of nuclear disposal.
- radioactive substances with a significantly reduced half-life which lose their radiological danger in manageable periods, or substances with less radiologically dangerous radiation are produced.
- the object of the invention is therefore to specify a method in which no or hardly any toxic dust is produced and a very homogeneous distribution of the highly radioactive substances is achieved, so that hot spots during the Radiation can be avoided.
- the mechanical stability of the pellets in order to ensure their integrity during the entire irradiation.
- This can be achieved in that the core of the pellets remains free from the highly radioactive substances by means of a suitable time limitation of the impregnation process and the mechanical stability of the pellet is thus maintained. It may also be useful to leave out a part of the surface of the pellets during the impregnation, so that the core located in the center of the pellet does not generate any splitting heat during irradiation, which increases the mechanical stability. This can be done either by only partially immersing the pellets in the soaking liquid or by partially providing them with a layer impermeable to the soaking liquid before soaking.
- Powders, granulate particles or microspheres can be used as the porous carrier material, such as, for example, oxides of uranium, plutonium, thorium, yttrium, cerium and mixtures of these and other oxides, for example spinel and YAG (yttrium aluminum garnet).
- oxides of uranium, plutonium, thorium, yttrium, cerium for example spinel and YAG (yttrium aluminum garnet).
- spinel and YAG yttrium aluminum garnet
- the various isotopes of plutonium, americium, neptunium, curium and other actinides and fission products, for example technetium, are suitable as substances to be transmuted and burned. These substances are brought into liquid form either by melting or by chemical dissolving in a suitable solvent.
- the carrier material must be sufficiently porous to be soaked with this liquid substance. In addition, this carrier material must not essentially be dissolved during the impregnation with the liquid substance.
- the mechanical shape of the carrier material depends on the desired degree of impregnation. Powders and granules come into question which have arisen from precipitation or conversion processes, microspheres which have been produced by a so-called drop to particle conversion process (sol-gel), or moldings which have been compacted from powders, granules or microspheres . Is the backing material in the form of
- Powders, granules or microspheres then this material is brought into the desired shape after impregnation by mechanical pressure or vibration.
- pellets are pressed and prebaked from the carrier material in powder form before the impregnation.
- Such pellets have a porosity of about 40% and can easily be soaked. In the simplest case, they are immersed in a melt or solution of the highly radioactive substance. You place them on a grid in a defined position and slowly immerse them in the liquid. The impregnation rate depends on the dimension of the pores, the viscosity and surface tension of the liquid, the wettability of the pellet material and the duration of the impregnation. If you value a very homogeneous distribution of the Liquid in the pellet can then interfere with gas bubbles trapped in the pellet, leaving unimpregnated zones. This problem can be solved by creating a negative pressure in the impregnation container before the impregnation liquid is supplied and suctioning off such gas bubbles.
- the impregnation only reach the outer layer of the pellets. This can be achieved by a suitable choice of the impregnation period, so that the impregnation only reaches a certain depth in the pellets.
- a protective layer impermeable to the liquid can also be applied to part of the surface of the pellet in order to prevent the liquid from penetrating at this point and thus to obtain a central cylindrical core in the pellets which cannot be reached by the impregnation. This has the advantage that fission energy when the highly radioactive substances are irradiated in the nuclear plant preferably occurs as heat on the pellet surface and can be easily dissipated, while the solid core of the pellet prevents it from decaying.
- the one in the beads remaining part of this substance is then converted into an oxide, nitride or carbide. This conversion takes place in a suitable atmosphere in commercially available ovens or with the aid of microwaves.
- the beads are then pressed into the shape desired for radiation in the nuclear facility.
- the soaking of the beads and their subsequent pressing into the pellet form can take place completely automatically, so that the workers are not endangered by additional radiation. This process also does not create dust from highly toxic substances.
- the method is well suited for a remote-controlled and largely automatic sequence.
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- Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
- Solid-Sorbent Or Filter-Aiding Compositions (AREA)
- Compositions Of Oxide Ceramics (AREA)
- Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
- Medicines Containing Material From Animals Or Micro-Organisms (AREA)
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- Compounds Of Alkaline-Earth Elements, Aluminum Or Rare-Earth Metals (AREA)
Abstract
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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LU88727A LU88727A1 (en) | 1996-03-19 | 1996-03-19 | Process for the preparation of highly radioactive substances for transmutation and / or combustion |
LU88727 | 1996-03-19 | ||
PCT/EP1997/001214 WO1997035324A1 (en) | 1996-03-19 | 1997-03-10 | Method for preparing highly radioactive materials for transmutation and/or burn-up |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0888623A1 true EP0888623A1 (en) | 1999-01-07 |
EP0888623B1 EP0888623B1 (en) | 2001-06-13 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP97908208A Expired - Lifetime EP0888623B1 (en) | 1996-03-19 | 1997-03-10 | Method for preparing highly radioactive materials for transmutation and/or burn-up |
Country Status (11)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP0888623B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2000506976A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE202235T1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2249347A1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE59703801D1 (en) |
DK (1) | DK0888623T3 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2159115T3 (en) |
GR (1) | GR3036593T3 (en) |
LU (1) | LU88727A1 (en) |
PT (1) | PT888623E (en) |
WO (1) | WO1997035324A1 (en) |
Family Cites Families (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2262854B1 (en) * | 1974-02-28 | 1976-12-10 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | |
FR2280180A1 (en) * | 1974-07-22 | 1976-02-20 | Aerojet General Co | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE |
US4609430A (en) * | 1984-03-07 | 1986-09-02 | Ngk Insulators, Ltd. | Liquid material drying apparatus |
DE3583595D1 (en) * | 1984-12-25 | 1991-08-29 | Ebara Corp | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING WASTE MATERIAL. |
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1996
- 1996-03-19 LU LU88727A patent/LU88727A1/en unknown
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1997
- 1997-03-10 DE DE59703801T patent/DE59703801D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-03-10 PT PT97908208T patent/PT888623E/en unknown
- 1997-03-10 JP JP9533110A patent/JP2000506976A/en not_active Ceased
- 1997-03-10 CA CA002249347A patent/CA2249347A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-03-10 WO PCT/EP1997/001214 patent/WO1997035324A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1997-03-10 AT AT97908208T patent/ATE202235T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1997-03-10 DK DK97908208T patent/DK0888623T3/en active
- 1997-03-10 EP EP97908208A patent/EP0888623B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-03-10 ES ES97908208T patent/ES2159115T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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2001
- 2001-09-11 GR GR20010401450T patent/GR3036593T3/en not_active IP Right Cessation
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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WO1997035324A1 (en) | 1997-09-25 |
GR3036593T3 (en) | 2001-12-31 |
PT888623E (en) | 2001-10-31 |
EP0888623B1 (en) | 2001-06-13 |
CA2249347A1 (en) | 1997-09-25 |
JP2000506976A (en) | 2000-06-06 |
ATE202235T1 (en) | 2001-06-15 |
DE59703801D1 (en) | 2001-07-19 |
DK0888623T3 (en) | 2001-09-03 |
ES2159115T3 (en) | 2001-09-16 |
LU88727A1 (en) | 1997-09-19 |
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