Inventors:
Paul D. Kalb - Wading River NY
Dan Melamed - Gaithersburg MD
Bhavesh R Patel - Elmhurst NY
Mark Fuhrmann - Babylon NY
Assignee:
Brookhaven Science Associates LLC - Upton NY
International Classification:
G21F 916
US Classification:
588 15, 588 3, 588252, 588256
Abstract:
A process is provided for the treatment of mercury containing waste in a single reaction vessel which includes a) stabilizing the waste with sulfur polymer cement under an inert atmosphere to form a resulting mixture and b) encapsulating the resulting mixture by heating the mixture to form a molten product and casting the molten product as a monolithic final waste form. Additional sulfur polymer cement can be added in the encapsulation step if needed, and a stabilizing additive can be added in the process to improve the leaching properties of the waste form.