@article{PATENT,
      recid = {9316},
      title = {CERAMICRETE STABILIZATION OF U-AND PU-BEARING MATERIALS},
      number = {PATENT},
      month = {Oct},
      year = {2007},
      abstract = {A method of stabilizing nuclear material is disclosed.  Oxides or halides of actinides and/or transuranics (TRUS)  and/or hydrocarbons and/or acids contaminated with  actinides and/or TRUs are treated by adjusting the pH of  the nuclear material to not less than about 5 and adding  sufficient MgO to convert fluorides present to  MgF&lt;SUB&gt;2&lt;/SUB&gt;: alumina is added in an amount sufficient  to absorb substantially all hydrocarbon liquid present,  after which a binder including MgO and  KH&lt;SUB&gt;2&lt;/SUB&gt;PO&lt;SUB&gt;4 &lt;/SUB&gt;is added to the treated  nuclear material to form a slurry. Additional MgO may be  added. A crystalline radioactive material is also disclosed  having a binder of the reaction product of calcined MgO and  KH&lt;SUB&gt;2&lt;/SUB&gt;PO&lt;SUB&gt;4 &lt;/SUB&gt;and a radioactive material of  the oxides and/or halides of actinides and/or transuranics  (TRUs). Acids contaminated with actinides and/or TRUs,  and/or actinides and/or TRUs with or without oils and/or  greases may be encapsulated and stabilized by the binder.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/9316},
}