. "4 Closure Wastes." Review of Chemical Agent Secondary Waste Disposal and Regulatory Requirements. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2007.
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Review of Chemical Agent Secondary Waste Disposal and Regulatory Requirements
CLOSURE WASTES FROM BASELINEINCINERATION FACILITIES
The closure wastes at JACADS included significant amounts of legacy wastes that were generated during operations and stored awaiting disposal at the end of the munitions disposal campaigns. At the five currently operating disposal sites, much of this waste is being managed and disposed of during the operations phase and therefore will not be part of the closure. Other than the wastes from operations, the material generated during closure of the four baseline sites will be similar in type and quantity to those generated at JACADS with two notable exceptions, which are discussed below.
Definitive estimates of the quantities and methods for disposal of closure wastes had not been finalized by the Army when this report was being prepared. However, rough projections of waste that will be generated during closure were available. These are summarized in Tables 4-1 and 4-2. The ultimate end use of each site
TABLE 4-1 Projected Waste Quantities Generated During Closure According to Vapor Screening Levels
aSite managements’ best estimates as of January 2007.
bDPE, demilitarization protective ensemble; PPE, personal protective equipment; TAP gear, protective clothing made mostly of butyl rubber.
cFinal end state for bulk solid wastes at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (ANCDF) and NECDF is yet to be determined, so these two sites are not included in estimate.
SOURCE: Personal communication between Raj Malhotra, CMA Deputy, Technical Support Directorate, and Billy Williams, NRC study director, December 11, 2006.
TABLE 4-2 Projected Total Waste Quantities Generated During Closure (tons)a
aSite managements’ best estimates as of January 2007.
bDPE, demilitarization protective ensemble; PPE, personal protective equipment; TAP gear, protective clothing made mostly of butyl rubber.
cFinal end state for ANCDF and NECDF is yet to be determined, so it is not possible to estimate the quantities of bulk solids for these two sites.
SOURCE: Personal communication between Raj Malhotra, CMA Deputy, Technical Support Directorate, and Billy Williams, NRC study director, December 11, 2006.
