| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus (102) for encapsulating waste material (e g radioactive sludge from nuclear processing plant) in a container (e g Nirex box) for long term storage, comprising a first storage vessel (106), for holding sludge, a second storage vessel (114), for holding encapsulation medium (e g cement based grout), a static inline mixer (112), coupled for receiving sludge, and coupled to the second storage vessel, and producing, in use, a mixture of the sludge and grout, wherein the inline mixer is arranged for filling the container (104). Preferably, a dewatering unit (e g HydroTrans based), coupled for receiving sludge and outputting dewatered sludge to be mixed by the inline mixer An encapsulation system comprising the encapsulation apparatus, and corresponding encapsulation methods, are also disclosed.</p> |
