摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drying apparatus and a drying method for radioactive waste in which waste disposal can be performed within a size of a disposal container even with a large amount of waste of high radioactivity. <P>SOLUTION: A radioactive waste drying apparatus 10 is provided with a drying chamber 13 having a storage part 11 for storing radioactive waste 1 and a lid part 12 for sealing airtight the storage part 11 by covering a storage port of the storage part 11; a hot wind generating means 14 for flowing a gas into the drying chamber 13 through a piping 21 that is connected with the drying chamber 13, while exhausting a gas in the drying chamber 13 through a piping 22 that is connected with the drying chamber 13; and a vacuum pump 15 for depressurizing the drying chamber 13 through a piping 23 that is connected with the drying chamber 13. The pipings 21, 22, and 23 are provided on the lid part 12 and the lid part 12 is configured to be detachable with the storage part 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |