Initial Feasibility Study and Budget for a Hazardous Waste Incinerator at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.

Abstract

Spurred by increasing regulatory restrictions, rising costs for transport and disposal, and the lack of suitable hazardous waste disposal sites in Hawaii, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY) is considering incineration as a potentially cost-effective and desirable means of disposal. The Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory (NCEL) at Port Hueneme, California, was accordingly tasked with preparation of this initial feasibility study and budget estimate. It is estimated that PHNSY will require a rotary kiln incinerator capable of handling 4,000 to 8,000 lb/hr of hazardous waste. Capital costs for the physical plant are estimated to range from $2,992,000 to $3,781,000. Total operation and maintenance (O&M) costs are estimated at $1,604,000 annually without a heat recovery system. If a heat recovery system (boiler) is used the O&M costs could be reduced to between $1,143,000 and $97,000 annually. It is estimated that the payback for this system will be in the first year, considering present costs of disposal. Keywords: Hazardous waste, Rotary Kiln incinerator, Incineration, Incinerator testing and permitting, Economics, Combustion technology solid waste, Heat recovery, Energy recovery, Thermal processing, Incinerability, Destruction and removal efficiencies, Hazardous materials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA178604

Entities

People

  • Richard H Lee
  • William Powers

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollution
  • Air Pollution Control Systems
  • Calorific Value
  • Civil Engineering
  • Combustion
  • Environment
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Flue Gases
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Health Services
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Recovery
  • Medical Personnel
  • Research Facilities
  • Solid Waste
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Products

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis