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cialty Borosilicate Glass Bead for
Nuclear Waste Immobilization

High level liquid waste produced Salient Technical Features
by nuclear plants contain extended Glass beads of desired sizes made
half-life isotopes that have to be out of melted frits used in the
immobilized to ensure safe disposal. immobilization process. Spherical
Borosilicate glass beads with beads of dimensions 2-4 nm having
specific sizes, molecular structures desired physical, chemical and
and physical shapes have been mechanical properties have facilitated
developed by CSIR-CGCRI that feeding into the Joule melter
exhibit stringent physical, chemical
and mechanical specifications. The State of Commercialization
technology allows remote control Under commercialization in partner-
of the entire operation and allows ship with industry
recovery and recycling of valuables
and is non-hazardous to the Major Raw Materials Utilized
operating personnel. Quartz, borax decahydrate, granular
sodium carbobnate of dense variety,
Application iron oxide and synthetic titanium
dioxide
Immobilization of nuclear waste in
atomic energy installations; nuclear Major Plant, Equipment and
fuel industry; waste management Machinery Required
Batch mixer, rotory smelter of 1MT
Intellectural Property Rights (IPR) : capacity, pouring facility, crusher,
Patented pulverizer and nebulizing facility, hot
air oven, secondary heat treatment
Level/Scale of Development : furnace.
Available for licensing
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