Survey of life-cycle costs of glass-paper HEPA filters

Conference · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:10161557

Moore, P; Bergman, W ^[1]; Gilbert, H ^[2]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
2. Gilbert (Humphrey), McLean, VA (United States)

We have conducted a survey of the major users of glass-paper HEPA filters in the DOE complex to ascertain the life cycle costs of these filters. Purchase price of the filters is only a minor portion of the costs; the major expenditures are incurred during the removal and disposal of contaminated filters. Through personal interviews, site visits and completion of questionnaires, we have determined the costs associated with the use of HEPA filters in the DOE complex. The total approximate life-cycle cost for a standard (2 in. {times} 2 in. {times} 1 in.) glass-paper HEPA filter is $3,000 for one considered low-level waste (LLW), $11,780 for transuranic (TRU) and $15,000 for high-level waste (HLW). The weighted-average cost for a standard HEPA filter in the complex is $4,753.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 10161557
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-109768; CONF-920823-6; ON: DE93014124; TRN: 93:020841
• Resource Relation: Conference: 22. Department of Energy (DOE)/Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) nuclear air cleaning and treatment conference,Denver, CO (United States),24-27 Aug 1992; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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