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Nuclear Power
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Radioactive wastes, must for the protection of mankind be stored
or disposed in such a manner that isolation from the biosphere is assured
until they have decayed to innocuous levels. If this is not done, the
world could face severe physical pr .... Middle of Term Paper
... been stored in
different manners, but since several years new ways of disposing and
storing these wastes have been developed so they may no longer be harmful.
A very advantageous way of storing radioactive wastes is by a process
called 'vitrification'.
Vitrification is a semi-continuous process that enables the
following operations to be carried out with the same equipment:
evaporation of the waste solution mixed with the additives necesary for
the production of borosilicate glass, calcination and elaboration of the
glass. These operations are carried out in a metallic pot that is heated
in an induction urnace. The vitrification of one loa ... |
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