摘要 |
A method for solidifying a radioactive iodine-containing waste, in which volatilization of radioactive iodine outward can be suppressed during solidification, and a solidified waste having a high level of confinement of radioactive iodine and a long term stability can be obtained. The method comprised mixing a granular waste containing radioactive iodine, e.g. a granular iodine adsorbent having radioactive iodine adsorbed and collected thereon, with a metal powder, e.g. a copper powder, having a corrosion resistance in an environment of solidified waste disposal, filling the resulting mixture in a metal capsule, and subjecting the whole to hot isostatic pressing to effect solidification. In the resulting solidified waste, particles of the radioactive iodine-containing adsorbents are dispersed and retained in the sintered matrix of the metal powder formed through the isostatic pressing.
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