ORGDP RCRA/PCB incinerator facility
A dual purpose solid/liquid incinerator is currently being constructed at the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant (ORGDP (K-25)) to destroy uranium contaminated, hazardous organic wastes in compliance with the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). These wastes are generated by the gaseous diffusion plants in Oak Ridge, TN; Paducah, KY; and Portsmouth, OH. In addition, waste will also be received from the Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and the Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC). Destruction of PCBs and hazardous liquid organic wastes will be accomplished in a rotary kiln incinerator with an afterburner. Incineration was chosen because it is dependable, permanent, detoxifies organics, and reduces volume. The rotary kiln incinerator was selected because it can thermally destroy organic constituents of liquids, solids, and sludges to produce an organically inert ash. In addition to the incineration off-gas treatment system, the facility includes a tank farm, drum storage buildings, a solids preparation area, a control room, and a data management system. The incineration system, off-gas treatment system, and related instrumentation and controls are being provided by International Waste Energy Systems (IWES) which is responsible for design, construction, startup, and performance testing. Individual systems are described and estimated environmental impacts are described. 3 refs., 7 figs., 11 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, TN (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OT21400
- OSTI ID:
- 5834396
- Report Number(s):
- K/SS-455; CONF-860429-2; ON: DE86010404
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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42 ENGINEERING
421000 -- Engineering-- Combustion Systems
500200 -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
500300 -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACTINIDES
AROMATICS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
COMBUSTION
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INCINERATORS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIQUID WASTES
MATERIALS
METALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OFF-GAS SYSTEMS
OILS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC WASTES
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PERFORMANCE TESTING
RADIOISOTOPES
SOLID WASTES
STORAGE FACILITIES
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
TESTING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
URANIUM
WASTE OILS
WASTES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES