WO1998054380A3 - Electrolytic heat production and deactivation of radioactive substance - Google Patents

Electrolytic heat production and deactivation of radioactive substance Download PDF

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WO1998054380A3
WO1998054380A3 PCT/US1998/011046 US9811046W WO9854380A3 WO 1998054380 A3 WO1998054380 A3 WO 1998054380A3 US 9811046 W US9811046 W US 9811046W WO 9854380 A3 WO9854380 A3 WO 9854380A3
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radioactive substance
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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
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An electrolytic system (10) for producing heat and for deactivation of a radioactive substance such as radioactive waste material by electrolysis in an aqueous media (54) which carries the radioactive substance in solution. The electrolytic cell (12) includes a non-conductive housing (34) having an inlet (18) and an oulet (20) and spaced-apart first and second carbon electrodes (36/38) positioned within the housing (34). The electrodes (36/38) are preferably coaxially arranged within the housing (34) so that the proximal ends (50/52) of the electrodes (36/38) face one another and are separated by a gap (48) in the range of 1-5 mm. The electrolyte (54) is water-based and carries the radioactive material in solution as a salt. The carbon electrodes (36/38) preferably include a central passageway (44/46) formed longitudinally for electrolyte (54) flow therethrough. An alternating current (a.c.) electric power source (22) in the system (10) is operably connected across the first and second proximal ends (50/52) whereby electrical current flows across the gap (48) within the aqueous media (54) flowing through the cell (12).
PCT/US1998/011046 1997-05-28 1998-05-28 Electrolytic heat production and deactivation of radioactive substance WO1998054380A2 (en)

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