An overview of our process for used oil generated in the RRA follows. Test a representative sample of oil for gamma, moisture (as a proxy for tritium), and halogens. The halogens test is performed to see if the oil is hazardous/mixed waste, or not (>1,000 ppm means the oil is possibly hazardous/mixed waste). Radiologically contaminated oil is sent to a vendor who is legally authorized to burn radioactive oil. Radiologically contaminated oil that also contains > 1,000 ppm halogens is handled as mixed waste and sent to a vendor who is legally authorized to burn mixed waste (DSSI).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry E. Muller, Ph.D. Radiological Engineering Fermi 2 Power Plant 734.586.1576 (O) 734.586.1883 (F) 734.227.1505 (P) [email protected] wrote: ----- To: <[email protected]> From: "Jerry Hiatt" <[email protected]> Sent by: [email protected] Date: 03/29/2012 10:06 Subject: Powernet: DISPOSAL OF MINIMALLY CONTAMINATED RCP OIL Greetings, everyone! Many of you may have communicated in the past with Magno Oliveira from the Angra Plant in Brazil. Magno just sent me a request regarding the disposal of minimally contaminated RCP, RHR pump oil. His benchmarking question is, basically, how is the oil disposed in the USA? Can you sent me your technique and I will communicate the information to Magno? Thanks, Jerry Hiatt, CHP Chief Technical Officer BHI Energy 508-591-1286 [email protected]
