| abstract |
filling container and method for storing hazardous waste material. the present invention relates to systems, methods and devices for storing and / or disposing of hazardous waste material. in some embodiments, the residual material includes nuclear waste, such as calcined material. in certain embodiments, the device includes a container that has a container body, a filling port configured to be coupled to a filling nozzle and a filling plug and an evacuation port that has a filter. the evacuation door is configured to be coupled to an evacuation nozzle and an evacuation plug. in certain embodiments, the method includes (a) adding hazardous waste material through a filling nozzle coupled to a container filling port, the container including an evacuation port, (b) evacuating the container during the addition of the hazardous waste material through an evacuation nozzle attached to a container evacuation port, (c) seal the fill port, (d) heat the container and (e) seal the evacuation port. |