Method for synergistically vitrifying medium and low-level radioactive glass fibers and combustible solid nuclear waste incineration ashes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12176120-B2
Application number	US-202117527175-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2021
Priority date	Nov 16, 2020
Publication date	Dec 24, 2024
Grant date	Dec 24, 2024

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for synergistically vitrifying medium and low-level radioactive glass fibers and combustible solid nuclear waste incineration ashes. According to the chemical composition characteristics of incineration ashes of combustible solid wastes such as glass fibers, cotton, plastic, rubber and absorbent paper produced during the operation of nuclear facilities, the present invention takes the glass fibers as a glass matrix of combustible waste incineration ashes and minimizes the addition of an additive by a combination in different proportions through a synergistic treatment method. A vitrified form provided by the present invention meets the requirements of uniformity, density, impact resistance, chemical durability and the like of radioactive waste vitrified forms.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for synergistically vitrifying medium and low-level radioactive glass fibers and combustible solid nuclear waste incineration ashes, comprising the following steps of:
incinerating a combustible solid nuclear waste to obtain ashes, wherein the combustible solid nuclear waste is at least one member selected from the group consisting of cotton, plastic, rubber and absorbent paper; and
mixing the glass fibers, the ashes and an additive in proportion to prepare a mixed waste vitrified form,
wherein the glass fibers, the ashes and the additive are in proportion as follows:
5 wt % to 90 wt % of the glass fibers,
10 wt % to 90 wt % of the ashes, and
not more than 10 wt % of the additive,
a total content of the glass fibers, the ashes and the additive is 100 wt %, and
the glass fibers, the ashes and the additive are proportioned in terms of oxides.

2. The method for synergistically vitrifying medium and low-level radioactive glass fibers and combustible solid nuclear waste incineration ashes according to claim 1 , wherein the glass fibers, the ashes and the additive are fully mixed to obtain a resulting mixture and then the following steps are conducted:
maintaining the resulting mixture at 1100° C. to 1400° C. for 1 to 3 hours to obtain glass melt;
pouring and molding the glass melt to prepare a vitrified form; and
annealing the vitrified form at 500° C. to 600° C., maintaining the temperature for 1 to 3 hours, and then naturally cooling to room temperature to obtain the mixed waste vitrified form.

3. The method for synergistically vitrifying medium and low-level radioactive glass fibers and combustible solid nuclear waste incineration ashes according to claim 1 , wherein the additive is at least one member selected from the group consisting of CaO, Li 2 O, Na 2 O and B 2 O 3 , wherein CaO is introduced in a form of CaCO 3 , Li 2 O is introduced in a form of Li 2 CO 3 , Na 2 O is introduced in a form of Na 2 CO 3 , and B 2 O 3 is introduced in a form of B 2 O 3 or H 3 BO 3 .

4. The method for synergistically vitrifying medium and low-level radioactive glass fibers and combustible solid nuclear waste incineration ashes according to claim 1 , wherein the mixed waste vitrified form comprises 30 wt % to 55 wt % of SiO 2 , 5 wt % to 35 wt % of CaO, 2 wt % to 15 wt % of B 2 O 3 , 5 wt % to 10 wt % of Al 2 O 3 , 5 wt % to 12 wt % of Na 2 O, 1 wt % to 6 wt % of K 2 O, 0 wt % to 12 wt % of TiO 2 , 1 wt % to 5 wt % of BaO, 1 wt % to 5 wt % of ZnO, 0 wt % to 5 wt % of MgO, 0 wt % to 1 wt % of Fe 2 O 3 , 0 wt % to 5 wt % of P 2 O 5 , and 0 wt % to 1 wt % of SO 3 .

5. The method for synergistically vitrifying medium and low-level radioactive glass fibers and combustible solid nuclear waste incineration ashes according to claim 4 , wherein the mixed waste vitrified form further comprises Co 2 O 3 , SrO and Cs 2 O, each of which has a content not higher than 1 wt %.

6. The method for synergistically vitrifying medium and low-level radioactive glass fibers and combustible solid nuclear waste incineration ashes according to claim 1 , wherein the combustible solid nuclear waste is selected from the group consisting of any one of the cotton, the plastic, the rubber and the absorbent paper.

7. The method for synergistically vitrifying medium and low-level radioactive glass fibers and combustible solid nuclear waste incineration ashes according to claim 1 , wherein the combustible solid nuclear waste are two members selected from the group consisting of the cotton, the plastic, the rubber and the absorbent paper.

8. The method for synergistically vitrifying medium and low-level radioactive glass fibers and combustible solid nuclear waste incineration ashes according to claim 1 , wherein the combustible solid nuclear waste are three members selected from the group consisting of the cotton, the plastic, the rubber and the absorbent paper.

9. The method for synergistically vitrifying medium and low-level radioactive glass fibers and combustible solid nuclear waste incineration ashes according to claim 1 , wherein the combustible solid nuclear waste is a combination of the cotton, the plastic, the rubber and the absorbent paper.

Assignees

• Univ Wuhan Tech

Inventors

• Xu Kai
• Fang Guang
• Wang Zifan
• Hu Kaiwen
• Zhao Xiujian

Classifications

• G21F9/36

  by packaging; by baling · CPC title

• C03C3/097

  containing phosphorus, niobium or tantalum · CPC title

• C03B5/005

  of glass-forming waste materials (disposal or transformation of solid waste in general B09B; treatment of radioactive waste G21F9/00) · CPC title

• G21F9/32

  by incineration · CPC title

• C03C1/002

  Use of waste materials, e.g. slags · CPC title