EP2769384A4 - Graphite thermal decontamination with reducing gases - Google Patents

Graphite thermal decontamination with reducing gases

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EP2769384A4
EP2769384A4 EP11874351.7A EP11874351A EP2769384A4 EP 2769384 A4 EP2769384 A4 EP 2769384A4 EP 11874351 A EP11874351 A EP 11874351A EP 2769384 A4 EP2769384 A4 EP 2769384A4
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Prior art keywords
reducing gases
graphite thermal
thermal decontamination
decontamination
graphite
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EP11874351.7A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2769384A1 (en
EP2769384B1 (en
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J Bradley Mason
Thomas Brown
Sahar Torabzadeh
Jonathan Olander
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Electricite de France SA
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Electricite de France SA
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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
    • 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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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Carbon And Carbon Compounds (AREA)
  • Furnace Details (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
EP11874351.7A 2011-10-21 2011-10-21 Graphite thermal decontamination with reducing gases Active EP2769384B1 (en)

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PCT/US2011/057301 WO2013058772A1 (en) 2011-10-21 2011-10-21 Graphite thermal decontamination with reducing gases

Publications (3)

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EP2769384A1 EP2769384A1 (en) 2014-08-27
EP2769384A4 true EP2769384A4 (en) 2015-07-22
EP2769384B1 EP2769384B1 (en) 2018-10-10

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EP (1) EP2769384B1 (en)
JP (1) JP5844474B2 (en)
KR (1) KR101666138B1 (en)
CN (1) CN104137189B (en)
ES (1) ES2700787T3 (en)
LT (1) LT2769384T (en)
WO (1) WO2013058772A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA201402825B (en)

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GB2227599A (en) * 1989-01-28 1990-08-01 Doryokuro Kakunenryo Method of treatment of high-level radioactive waste
WO2001027935A2 (en) * 1999-10-14 2001-04-19 David Bradbury Process for the treatment of radioactive graphite
US20080181835A1 (en) * 2006-12-01 2008-07-31 Mason J Bradley Steam reforming process system for graphite destruction and capture of radionuclides
US20100234664A1 (en) * 2009-03-11 2010-09-16 Electricite De France Carbonaceous radioactive waste treatment

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GB2227599A (en) * 1989-01-28 1990-08-01 Doryokuro Kakunenryo Method of treatment of high-level radioactive waste
WO2001027935A2 (en) * 1999-10-14 2001-04-19 David Bradbury Process for the treatment of radioactive graphite
US20080181835A1 (en) * 2006-12-01 2008-07-31 Mason J Bradley Steam reforming process system for graphite destruction and capture of radionuclides
US20100234664A1 (en) * 2009-03-11 2010-09-16 Electricite De France Carbonaceous radioactive waste treatment

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JP2014532855A (en) 2014-12-08
KR20140101735A (en) 2014-08-20
EP2769384A1 (en) 2014-08-27
CN104137189A (en) 2014-11-05
ZA201402825B (en) 2016-01-27
JP5844474B2 (en) 2016-01-20
CN104137189B (en) 2017-07-25
RU2014120424A (en) 2015-12-10
ES2700787T3 (en) 2019-02-19
KR101666138B1 (en) 2016-10-13
EP2769384B1 (en) 2018-10-10
LT2769384T (en) 2018-12-27

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