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HORNO CALCINACION ROTATIVO [1 record]

Record 1 1996-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blast Furnaces (Steelmaking)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

The plant at Marcoule consists of a rotary calciner coupled to a melting furnace.

CONT

Large-scale vitrification plants. ... The continuous/two stage process is represented by AVM, Atelier de vitrification de Marcoule. ... The liquid radioactive waste in nitric acid is fed continuously into a rotary calciner. The solution is dried and the nitrates decomposed at temperatures between 600 and 900°C. The calcine leaving the rotary furnace is mixed with premelted glass frit and introduced into a melting pot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hauts fourneaux (Sidérurgie)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
CONT

Dans ces ateliers, on alimente un calcinateur tournant [...] par la solution de produits de fission à laquelle on ajoute un adjuvant qui, en se décomposant, donnera un calcinat de granulométrie convenable.

CONT

[...] procédé A.V.M. : un calcinateur rotatif, alimenté en continu par la solution à traiter, effectue l'évaporation, le séchage et la calcination partielle du résidu sec. Un four de fusion fond le mélange (calcinat et verre primaire) pour produire le verre de formule choisie [...].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Altos hornos (Siderurgia)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Desechos nucleares
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