Open AccessIn Situ Modular Waste Retrieval and Treatment System
Author(s) -
Mark S. Walker
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/435308
Subject(s) - remedial action , modular design , environmental science , waste management , environmental remediation , conceptual design , process (computing) , engineering , contamination , computer science , mechanical engineering , ecology , biology , operating system
As part of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act process from remediation of Waste Area Grouping (WAG 6) at ORNL, a public meeting was held for the Proposed Plan. It was recognized that contaminant releases from WAG 6 posed minimal potential risk to the public and the environment. The US DOE in conjunction with the US EPA and the TDEC agreed to defer remedial action at WAG 6 until higher risk release sites were first remediated. This report presents the results of a conceptual design for an In Situ Modular Retrieval and Treatment System able to excavate, shred, and process buried waste on site, with minimum disturbance and distribution of dust and debris. the system would bring appropriate levels of treatment to the waste then encapsulate and leave it in place. The system would be applicable to areas in which waste was disposed in long trenches