US3274784A
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Composition and method for fixing atomic waste and disposal
Assignee: ConocoPhillips Co
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Filing: 1961-02-24
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Granted: 1966-09-27
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Expires: 1981-02-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 D Arcy A Shock
- 👤 John D Sudbury
- 👤 Preston L Gant
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 18:42
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21F; G21F9/00; G21F9/04; G21F9/20; G21F9/24; G21F9/06; G21F9/16; G21F9/162; G21F9/165; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A METHOD OF SUBTERRANEAN DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE WHICH COMPRISES PROVIDING A WELLBORE WHICH PENETRATES AN IMPERMEABLE ROCK FORMATION, FRACTURING THE IMPERMEABLE ROCK FORMATITON THROUGH THE WELLBORE IN A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL DIRECTION TO PROVIDE AT LEASR ONE FRACTURE THEREIN AT A DEPTH SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE SHIELDING AT THE SURFACE FROM THE MOST ENERGETIC FRACTION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE TO BE INJECTED THEREINTO, SAID FRACTURE BEING CONFINED WITHIN SAID IMPERMEABLE ROCK FORMATION, INJECTING A SOLIDIFIABLE MATERIAL CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE WASTE INTO A FRACTURE SO FORMED IN SAID IMPERMEABLE ROCK FORMATION AND THEREAFTER INJECTING ADDITIONAL SOLIDIFIABLE MATERIAL FREE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE TO SEAL THE RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN SAID IMPERMEABLE ROCK FORMATION.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
107 words
A METHOD OF SUBTERRANEAN DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE WHICH COMPRISES PROVIDING A WELLBORE WHICH PENETRATES AN IMPERMEABLE ROCK FORMATION, FRACTURING THE IMPERMEABLE ROCK FORMATITON THROUGH THE WELLBORE IN A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL DIRECTION TO PROVIDE AT LEASR ONE FRACTURE THEREIN AT A DEPTH SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE SHIELDING AT THE SURFACE FROM THE MOST ENERGETIC FRACTION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE TO BE INJECTED THEREINTO, SAID FRACTURE BEING CONFINED WITHIN SAID IMPERMEABLE ROCK FORMATION, INJECTING A SOLIDIFIABLE MATERIAL CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE WASTE INTO A FRACTURE SO FORMED IN SAID IMPERMEABLE ROCK FORMATION AND THEREAFTER INJECTING ADDITIONAL SOLIDIFIABLE MATERIAL FREE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE TO SEAL THE RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN SAID IMPERMEABLE ROCK FORMATION.
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