Umatilla Chemical Depot Weekly Update Aug. 18, 2011

 Rinsate emissions tests being conducted at plant 

Rinsate Emissions Demonstration Test (EDT) is being conducted at the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) to quantify what is coming out of the stack from Liquid Incinerator (LIC) 2. 

Rinsate processing began on April 21, 2011, and personnel on each crew have been training as feed has been ramped up to 950 lbs. per hour. Sustained operation has been demonstrated by feeding for eight hours at a time with no waste feed cutoff. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Rinsate Permit Modification Request (PMR) allowed up to 350 hours to “shakedown” the new system prior to performing an EDT at full feed rate. The UMCDF utilized 220 hours of the shakedown time and commenced Run 1 of the rinsate test on Aug. 10.

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