US PATENT SUBCLASS 588 / 1
DESTRUCTION OR CONTAINMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE

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588 /   HD   HAZARDOUS OR TOXIC WASTE DESTRUCTION OR CONTAINMENT

1DESTRUCTION OR CONTAINMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE {5}
2  DF  .~> By fixation in stable solid media {8}
16  DF  .~> Surrounding with specified material or structure
17  DF  .~> Geological or extraterrestrial
18  DF  .~> Chemical conversion to a stable solid for disposal {1}
20  DF  .~> Treating radioactive liquid

DEFINITION

Classification: 588/1

DESTRUCTION OR CONTAINMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE:

(under the class definition) Product and process wherein radioactive material that is intended to be disposed of is transformed to a condition facilitating its destruction or disposal or contained so as to hold or enclose totally to prevent any leaching or leaking of radioactivity into the environment.