Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of treating radioactive liquid waste and radioactive liquid waste treatment apparatus
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Application No.: US14913024Application Date: 2014-07-29
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Publication No.: US09799418B2Publication Date: 2017-10-24
- Inventor: Yuuko Kani , Takashi Asano , Yusuke Kitamoto , Noriaki Takeshi , Kenji Noshita , Mamoru Kamoshida
- Applicant: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Hitachi-shi
- Assignee: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Hitachi-shi
- Agency: Crowell & Moring LLP
- Priority: JP2013-173407 20130823; JP2013-194226 20130919; JP2013-194469 20130919
- International Application: PCT/JP2014/069898 WO 20140729
- International Announcement: WO2015/025681 WO 20150226
- Main IPC: G21F9/00
- IPC: G21F9/00 ; G21F9/12 ; G21F9/06 ; G01T7/04 ; G01T1/167 ; B01D15/10 ; B01D37/00 ; B03C5/00

Abstract:
Provided is a method of treating radioactive liquid waste which reduces the amount of radioactive waste to be generated and is capable of removing a radioactive nuclide from radioactive liquid waste to the extent that the concentration thereof is less than or equal to the measurement lower limit using a simple apparatus configuration. A filtration device is connected to a colloid removal device by a connection pipe. An adsorption tower positioned at the highest stream of an adsorption device is connected to the colloid removal device by a connection pipe. The colloid removal device includes an electrostatic filter. Respective adsorption towers in the adsorption device are sequentially connected by a pipe. A discharge pipe is connected to the adsorption tower positioned at the lowest stream of the adsorption device. Radioactive liquid waste, containing particles having a particle diameter of 1 μm or greater, negatively charged colloids, and a radioactive nuclide, is supplied to the filtration device. The particles having a particle diameter of 1 μm or greater are removed by the filtration device and the negatively charged colloids are removed by the electrostatic filter that is positively charged. The radioactive nuclide is removed by the adsorption tower.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160211040A1 Method of Treating Radioactive Liquid Waste and Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Apparatus Public/Granted day:2016-07-21
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