Storage of nuclear materials by encapsulation in fullerenes

U.S. Patent Number: 5350569

Abstract: A method of encapsulating radioactive materials inside fullerenes for stable long-term storage. Fullerenes provide a safe and efficient means of disposing of nuclear waste which is extremely stable with respect to the environment. After encapsulation, a radioactive ion is essentially chemically isolated from its external environment.

Inventors: Coppa; Nicholas V. (Los Alamos, NM)

Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States (Washington, DC)

Application Number: 08/039,668

Issued: 1994-09-27

Expired: 2006-09-27

Classes: 423/251 ; 423/445B; 588/16; 977/736; 977/903

Field of search: 423/251,250,252,445B 252/628,626,629,635

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