Experimentation with a prototype incinerator for beta-gamma waste

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5363412

Farber, M G; Lewandowski, K E; Becker, G W

A test facility for the incineration of suspect and low-level beta-gamma waste has been built and operated at the Savannah River Laboratory. The processing steps include waste feeding, incineration, ash residue packaging, and off-gas cleanup. Demonstration of the full-scale (180 kg/hr) facility with nonradioactive, simulated waste is currently in progress. At the present time, over nine metric tons of material including rubber, polyethylene, and cellulose have been incinerated during three burning campaigns. A comprehensive test program of solid and liquid waste incineration is being implemented. The data from the research program is providing the technical basis for a phase of testing with low-level beta-gamma waste generated at the Savannah River Plant.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 5363412
• Report Number(s): DP-MS-81-76; CONF-820424-2; ON: DE82009045
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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