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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2007
Applicants:
David Deegan, Bampton, GB;
Chris Chapman, Fairford, GB;
Saeed Ismail, Swindon, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Tetronics (International) Limited, Swindon, Wiltshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for treating nuclear sludge comprising subjecting the nuclear sludge to a plasma treatment in a plasma chamber to melt at least some of the inorganic components of the sludge, wherein the plasma chamber comprises a crucible having a cooled inner surface, this surface cooled sufficiently such that the inorganic components in contact with the inner surface are in a solid state and form a barrier between the part of surface of the crucible with which they are in contact and the molten inorganic components of the sludge.