SEPARATION APPARATUS FOR HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE

    公开(公告)号:EP4345845A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-03

    申请号:EP23200725.2

    申请日:2023-09-29

    摘要: A separation apparatus (100) for separating a supply of high-level nuclear waste (HLW), where the HL nuclear waste is separated into high-mass and low-mass portions. The high-and-low mass portions of the HLW have respective atomic masses that are above and below an atomic mass cut-off point of the separation apparatus. The separation apparatus includes first (120) and second (130) ICP torches that are respectively mounted to and within an apparatus housing (110). The apparatus housing defines a cylindrical separation chamber and includes first (140a) and second (140b) magnetic elements which generate a magnetic field along the length of the separation chamber, and a plurality concentric ring electrodes (250) which generate an electric field that is perpendicular to, and which crosses the magnetic field. The supply of HLW is subject to a mass separation process within the separation chamber using the set of crossed electric and magnetic fields.

    METHOD OF PRODUCING SPHEROIDAL DEHYDROGENATED TITANIUM ALLOY PARTICLES

    公开(公告)号:EP4324577A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-21

    申请号:EP23203237.5

    申请日:2016-12-16

    申请人: 6K Inc.

    摘要: Methodologies, systems, and devices are provided for producing metal spheroidal powder products. Dehydrogenated and spheroidized particles are prepared using a process including introducing a metal hydride feed material into a plasma torch. The metal hydride feed material is melted within a plasma in order to dehydrogenate and spheroidize the materials, forming dehydrogenated and spheroidized particles. The dehydrogenated and spheroidized particles are then exposed to an inert gas and cooled in order to solidify the particles into dehydrogenated and spheroidized particles. The particles are cooled within a chamber having an inert gas.