Patent ID: 6252224
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: G21F

Abstract:
A nuclear waste remediation system which comprises:an elongated conduit forming a substantially hollow vacuum chamber, said conduit having a substantially straight portion and a curved portion;a pair of juxtaposed, substantially co-planar conductors mounted in said chamber for generating a magnetic field therein;a pair of casings, each said casing surrounding a respective one said conductor, with each said casing having an upstream section and a downstream section;means for alternating opposite voltages on said upstream sections of said casings to ionize the nuclear waste and create a multi-species plasma having a plurality of ions of different masses;means for establishing a dc voltage on said downstream sections of said casings to accelerate all ions of the multi-species plasma in a downstream direction along a path to a substantially common speed; andat least one skimmer mounted on said curved portion for collecting particles of a predetermined mass from the multi-species plasma as the plasma transits said curved portion of said conduit.