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Title: Incineration of DOE offsite mixed waste at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

Conference ·
OSTI ID:653956
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  1. Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
  2. Dept. of Energy Idaho Operations Office, Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

The Waste Experimental Reduction Facility (WERF) incinerator at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) is one of three incinerators in the US Department of Energy (DOE) Complex capable of incinerating mixed low-level waste (MLLW). WERF has received MLLW from offsite generators and is scheduled to receive more. The State of Idaho supports receipt of offsite MLLW waste at the WERF incinerator within the requirements established in the (INEEL) Site Treatment Plan (STP). The incinerator is operating as a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Interim Status Facility, with a RCRA Part B permit application currently being reviewed by the State of Idaho. Offsite MLLW received from other DOE facilities are currently being incinerated at WERF at no charge to the generator. Residues associated with the incineration of offsite MLLW waste that meet the Envirocare of Utah waste acceptance criteria are sent to that facility for treatment and/or disposal. WERF is contributing to the treatment and reduction of MLLW in the DOE Complex.

Research Organization:
Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-94ID13223
OSTI ID:
653956
Report Number(s):
INEEL/CON-97-00964; CONF-980307-; ON: DE98052244; TRN: 98:010190
Resource Relation:
Conference: Waste management `98, Tucson, AZ (United States), 1-5 Mar 1998; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English