Performance history of the WERF (Waste Experimental Reduction Facility) incinerator
Conference
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OSTI ID:6963573
As society's environmental conscience grows, diverse political, economical, and social contentions cloud the issue of proper waste management. However, experience at the Waste Experimental Reduction Facility (WERF) at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) demonstrates clearly that incineration is an effective component in responsible, long-term waste management. Using a simple but safe design, the WERF incinerator has successfully reduced the volume of low-level beta/gamma waste. As of the end of March, 1988, this incinerator, a 180-kg/h (400-lb/h) controlled-air unit with a completely dry off-gas treatment system, has accumulated approximately 4500 hours of operation, processing over 4250 M/sup 3/ (150,000 ft/sup 3/) of waste, and achieving volume reduction ratios of approximately 300:1. This paper discusses some of the achievements and problems experienced during operation of the WERF incinerator. 1 ref., 4 figs., 4 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- OSTI ID:
- 6963573
- Report Number(s):
- EGG-M-36687; CONF-880526-4; ON: DE88015100
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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