SRL incinerator components test facility

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6612911

Freed, E J

A full-scale (5 kg waste/hour) controlled-air incinerator, the ICTF, is presently being tested with simulated waste as part of a program to develop technology for incineration of Savannah River Plant solid transuranic wastes. This unit is designed specifically to incinerate relatively small quantities of solid combustible waste that are contaminated up to 10/sup 5/ times the present nominal 10 nCi/g threshold value for such isotopes as /sup 238/Pu, /sup 239/Pu, /sup 242/Cm, and /sup 252/Cf. Automatic incinerator operation and control has been incorporated into the design, simulating the future plant design which minimizes operator radiation exposure. Over 3000 kg of nonradioactive wastes characteristic of plutonium finishing operations have been incinerated at throughputs exceeding 5 kg/hr. Safety and reliability were the major design objectives. In addition to the incinerator tests, technical data were gathered on two different off-gas systems: a wet system composed of three scrubbers in series, and a dry system employing sintered metal filters.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 6612911
• Report Number(s): DP-1640; ON: DE83003338
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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