Removal device for radioactive cesium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9653190-B2
Application number	US-201314412664-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 19, 2013
Priority date	Jun 29, 2012
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

To provide a device for removing radioactive cesium from waste material containing radioactive cesium, doing so at low energy and in a dependable manner. The removal device 1 for radioactive cesium is provided with: a rotary kiln 41 which is provided with a burner 41 b supplying from the kiln outlet an organic matter O 3 contaminated with radioactive cesium, and an inorganic matter charging port 41 a supplying from the kiln inlet inorganic matter S 4 contaminated with radioactive cesium, and which is employed to burn the organic matter O 3 together with the inorganic matter S 4 ; and a recovery device cooling tower 51 , a cyclone 52 , a bag filter 53 for recovering cesium that has volatilized in the rotary kiln. A drying/crushing device (dryer 21 , crusher 22 ) for drying and crushing the organic matter O 1 prior to charging the radioactive cesium-contaminated organic matter to the rotary kiln can be provided. Additionally, a reforming/drying/crushing device (reformer 31 , dryer 32 , crusher 23 ) for reforming, drying, and crushing the inorganic matter S 1 can be provided. During burning of the organic matter O 3 together with the inorganic matter S 4 , a calcium source can be added as a reaction accelerant A to the rotary kiln.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A removal device for radioactive cesium comprising:
organic matter supplying means for supplying an organic matter contaminated with radioactive cesium from a kiln outlet;
inorganic matter supplying means for supplying an inorganic matter contaminated with radioactive cesium from a kiln inlet;
a rotary kiln for burning the organic matter together with the inorganic matter; and
a recovery device for recovering cesium volatilizing in the rotary kiln.

2. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rotary kiln is adapted to receive a calcium source when the organic matter contaminated with radioactive cesium is burnt together with the inorganic matter contaminated with radioactive cesium.

3. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising: a separator for separating a decontaminated product generated after radioactive cesium is volatilized and removed in the rotary kiln; and an insolubilizing material supplying/mixing device for supplying an insolubilizing material to the decontaminated product and mixing them.

4. A removal device for radioactive cesium comprising:
an organic matter supplier configured to supply an organic matter contaminated with radioactive cesium from a kiln outlet;
an inorganic matter supplier configured to supply an inorganic matter contaminated with radioactive cesium from a kiln inlet;
a rotary kiln for burning the organic matter together with the inorganic matter; and
a recovery device configured to recover cesium volatilizing in the rotary kiln.

5. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the organic matter supplier includes a drying/crushing device for drying and crushing said organic matter contaminated with radioactive cesium before thrown into the rotary kiln.

6. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the inorganic matter supplier includes a reformer for reforming said inorganic matter contaminated with radioactive cesium before thrown into the rotary kiln.

7. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the inorganic matter supplier includes a drying/crushing device for drying and crushing said inorganic matter contaminated with radioactive cesium before thrown into the rotary kiln.

8. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said recovery device includes a cooling tower for cooling an exhaust gas from the rotary kiln, and a dust collector for collecting dust in an exhaust gas from the cooling tower.

9. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a classifier, in a fore stage of the dust collector, for separating a coarse dust in the exhaust gas from the cooling tower, wherein said coarse dust separated by the classifier is returned to the rotary kiln.

10. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising: a separator for separating a decontaminated product generated after radioactive cesium is volatilized and removed in the rotary kiln; and an insolubilizing material supplying/mixing device for supplying an insolubilizing material to the decontaminated product and mixing them.

11. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the inorganic matter supplier includes a reformer for reforming said inorganic matter contaminated with radioactive cesium before thrown into the rotary kiln.

12. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 11 , wherein said recovery device includes a cooling tower for cooling an exhaust gas from the rotary kiln, and a dust collector for collecting dust in an exhaust gas from the cooling tower.

13. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising a classifier, in a fore stage of the dust collector, for separating a coarse dust in the exhaust gas from the cooling tower, wherein said coarse dust separated by the classifier is returned to the rotary kiln.

14. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising: a separator for separating a decontaminated product generated after radioactive cesium is volatilized and removed in the rotary kiln; and an insolubilizing material supplying/mixing device for supplying an insolubilizing material to the decontaminated product and mixing them.

15. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the inorganic matter supplier includes a drying/crushing device for drying and crushing said inorganic matter contaminated with radioactive cesium before thrown into the rotary kiln.

16. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 15 , wherein said recovery device includes a cooling tower for cooling an exhaust gas from the rotary kiln, and a dust collector for collecting dust in an exhaust gas from the cooling tower.

17. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 16 , further comprising a classifier, in a fore stage of the dust collector, for separating a coarse dust in the exhaust gas from the cooling tower, wherein said coarse dust separated by the classifier is returned to the rotary kiln.

18. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 15 , further comprising: a separator for separating a decontaminated product generated after radioactive cesium is volatilized and removed in the rotary kiln; and an insolubilizing material supplying/mixing device for supplying an insolubilizing material to the decontaminated product and mixing them.

19. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said recovery device includes a cooling tower for cooling an exhaust gas from the rotary kiln, and a dust collector for collecting dust in an exhaust gas from the cooling tower.

20. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 19 , further comprising a classifier, in a fore stage of the dust collector, for separating a coarse dust in the exhaust gas from the cooling tower, wherein said coarse dust separated by the classifier is returned to the rotary kiln.

21. The removal device for radioactive cesium as claimed in claim 19 , further comprising: a separator for separating a decontaminated product generated after radioactive cesium is volatilized and removed in the rotary kiln; and an insolubilizing material supplying/mixing device for supplying an insolubilizing material to the decontaminated product and mixing them.

Assignees

• Taiheiyo Cement Corp

Inventors

• Tanaka Yoshihisa
• Ogiri Tetsuo
• Honma Kenichi
• Okamura Soichiro
• Shindo Takuya

Classifications

• G21F9/02 Primary

  Treating gases · CPC title

• G21F9/32 Primary

  by incineration · CPC title

• G21F9/28

  Treating solids · CPC title

• F23J7/00

  Arrangement of devices for supplying chemicals to fire · CPC title

• G21F9/06

  Processing (separating different isotopes of the same chemical element B01D59/00) · CPC title