The National Shipbuilding Research Program, 1990 Ship Production Symposium, Paper No. 4B-2: Hazardous Waste Minimization Program at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Abstract
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) set forth the goal to reduce hazardous waste generation by 50% by 1992. This has provided Naval installations such as Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (PNSY) with an increasingly defined role as active participants in the nationwide effort to reduce or eliminate the generation of hazardous waste. PNSY Industrial Engineering Division has developed a comprehensive plan targeted at managing and reducing hazardous waste generation in the shipyard. The first goal of the plan was to analyze and identify all the potential hazardous waste streams generated within the shipyard. A directory of all the shipyard waste streams was compiled indicating the type of wastes generated and the processes from which they originated. Upon completion of this identification, a Pareto Analysis was performed to rank the waste streams in consideration of quantity generated, cost of disposal and toxicity. The high ranking waste streams were targeted for immediate remedial action. This ensured success in meeting and exceeding the CNO goal and achieving maximum payback on engineering manhours dedicated to the program. These waste streams and the industrial processes which generated them were carefully analyzed. The feasibility of eliminating/recycling them through a process change or on-site treatment to effectively reduce their volume was studied. The Industrial Engineering Division has since initiated a variety of projects including treatment/ recycling/elimination of hazardous waste in addition to critical process changes which reduce volume generation. achieve the CNO goal, ensure compliance to federal, state and local regulations and produce a cost savings/avoidance for the shipyard in excess of 1 million dollars within the first two years of implementation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA454358
Entities
People
- Arvind M. Nadkarni
- Carl M. Olson
- James G. Kardas