The Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) began the HD mustard Agent Trial Burn (ATB) at 1:47 p.m. today. The ATB will be conducted in the Metal Parts Furnace (MPF) and the two Liquid Incinerators (LICs). he purpose of the ATB is threefold:
• To demonstrate compliance with permit limitations for plant emissions. In other words, the plant will show it can meet permit emission limits (including hydrochloric acid, mercury, particulate matter, dioxins, and furans) while burning mustard agent in the LICs and processing TCs through the MPF.
• To demonstrate compliance with all performance standards. UMCDF aims for a Destruction and Removal Efficiency (DRE) of 99.9999 percent, which ensures complete destruction of the agent.
• To establish incinerator operating conditions under which UMCDF will conduct the remainder of the mustard campaign in the MPF and LICs. In other words, the ATB will determine the maximum processing rate for agent through the LICs and establish how many TCs can be processed through the MPF in one day.
The ATB is expected to take up to 60 days to complete.
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