Trial burn activities for a mixed waste incinerator

The Consolidated Incineration Facility (CIF) is located on the Savannah River Site (SRS), owned by the US Department of Energy and managed by BNFL, Inc. for the Westinghouse Savannah River Company. SRS received permits from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region IV to construct and operate the CIF, a hazardous, radioactive and mixed waste incinerator. This paper presents the results of the trial burn conducted on the CIF in April 1997 which is the initial demonstration of compliance with the permits. The incinerator is currently operating under approved post-trial burn conditions while the trial burn results are being evaluated. A final operating permit is anticipated in the fall of 1998.