Hitachi, Ltd.

Keishi Monden

Susumu Horiuchi

Ryozo Kikkawa

A system for disposing radioactive waste by solidifying the waste. The system has a lifting/lowering device for causing a relative vertical movement to bring a thin-walled container made of an inorganic material and a filling cap into contact with and away from each other. Supplying means are provided for supplying the container with the radioactive waste, solidifier and the post-filling solidifier, respectively, through the filling cap when the latter is held in contact with the container. The system further has a capping means for capping the container after filling with the radioactive waste and the solidifier. According to the invention, it is possible to conduct the essential steps such as the filling with the radioactive waste, filling with the solidifier, capping and the post-filling with minimal equipment and space.

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Hitachi, Japan

Keishi Monden