Download or read book Test Plan for Development and Demonstration of Hot Gas Decontamination for Explosives at Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant (HWAAP) covers some 246,000 acres of land situated in Mineral County approximately 135 miles southeast of Reno, Nevada, along U.S. Route 95. HWAAP was originally constructed in 1929 as a U.S. Navy Ammunition Depot (NAD). The Western Area Demilitarization Facility (WADF) was constructed by the Navy from 1975 to 1977 to dispose of Naval munitions in a controlled manner. The U.S. Army continued the Navy's munitions demilitarization program and assumed control of Hawthorne in October 1977 and changed the name to Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant. The WADF conducts a process of reverse assembly of the munitions followed by steam, autoclave, mechanical, or washout removal of explosive charges. Reclaimed explosives can, at least theoretically, be recycled, or employed in less demanding applications such as demolitions or as donor explosives for safe disposal of unexploded ordinance. Small metal parts are decontaminated by furnace flashing. Large items could be decontaminated in Building 11 7-1 5. This flashing chamber was originally designed and constructed to provide for flashing large items. The parts are then released as scrap metal. An enclosed flashing chamber was constructed at WADF for the purpose of decontaminating items by flashing them with surplus propellant powder.
Download or read book Pilot Test of Hot Gas Decontamination of Explosives Contaminated Equipment at Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant HWAAP Hawthorne Nevada Appendices Revision written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 775 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report contains the following appendices: Appendix A-- Description of Spiking Procedures; Appendix B--Sampling and Analytical Methods; Appendix C--Description of CEM System; Appendix D--Raw Operational Data Sheets; Appendix D--Raw Operational Data Sheets; Appendix E--Hourly Averages for CEM system Data; Appendix F--Raw Analytical Data Sheets for Test Items; Appendix G-- Analytical Data Summary Tables for Stack Test Program; Appendix H--Analytical Data Summary Tables for Test Items; and Appendix--Example Calculations. Data in this report was obtained from sampling and chemical analysis of flow rate of gases, carbon monoxide emissions, organic compounds, nitrogen oxides and other potentially toxic hazards in soils, air, ground water and surface water. Testing was conducted at Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant, Hawthorne, Nevada.
Download or read book Demonstration Results of Hot Gas Decontamination for Explosives at Hawthorne Army Depot Volume 2 written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Analytical Laboratory of Support Services (ALSS), Tennessee Valley Authority, Resource Group located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama provided analytical chemistry support for a U.S. Army Environmental Center (USAEC) project concerning hot gas decontamination of explosives-contaminated munitions. The ALSS provided laboratory support in two major areas of the project: (1) Methods Development -- development of special sampling and analytical procedures that were required to fulfill the objectives of the project. (2) Sample Analysis -- analysis of routine samples generated during the HGD chamber tests at HWAAP. This appendix provides a compilation of quality assurance activities ALSS provided in support of the HGD project.
Download or read book Demonstration Results of Hot Gas Decontamination for Explosives at Hawthorne Army Depot written by Tennessee valley authority muscle shoals al and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Analytical Laboratory of Support Services (ALSS), Tennessee Valley Authority, Resource Group located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama provided analytical chemistry support for a U.S. Army Environmental Center (USAEC) project concerning hot gas decontamination of explosives-contaminated munitions. The ALSS provided laboratory support in two major areas of the project: (1) Methods Development -- development of special sampling and analytical procedures that were required to fulfill the objectives of the project. (2) Sample Analysis -- analysis of routine samples generated during the HGD chamber tests at HWAAP. This appendix provides a compilation of quality assurance activities ALSS provided in support of the HGD project.
Download or read book Demonstration Results of Hot Gas Decontamination for Explosives at Hawthorne Army Depot Volume 1 written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TVA demonstrated at Hawthorne Army Depot in June-October 1994 that the Hot Gas Decontamination (HGD) process was effective in removing and destroying residues of explosives from obsolete munitions as the final step of the demilitarization process. Prior testing demonstrated the applicability of the process to decontaminate residues of TNT and Ammonium Picrate from various items singly or in small lots. The present tests extended the process to additional munitions and explosives and tested them in quantities approaching the projected usage of the facility in routine operations. Specimens of actual contaminated munitions were examined in a baseline study to determine whether spiking levels were representative of actual conditions and whether sampling and analytical methods prescribed for spiked munitions were effective for actual contaminants and residues. The test program was comprised of 34 tests of five explosives (Ammonium Picrate, Comp A-3, Comp B, HBx, and TNT) and six munitions (3-inch, 5-inch, 106mm, and 175mm projectiles, MK 25 Ship Nines, and MK 54 Depth Bcmbs) with treatment times of 6 to 32 hours.
Download or read book Demonstration Results of Hot Gas Decontamination for Explosives at Hawthorne Army Depot Volume 4 written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this assessment was to determine emissions from the hot gas decontaminations (HGD) system, as tested. The results will be used by the State of Nevada Bureau of Air Quality to set operational and emissions limits. The U.S. Army Environmental Center (USAEC) is investigating technologies to effectively treat explosives-contaminated components. Pilot studies have shown that decontamination of structural components is possible using a heated gas to thermally decompose or volatilize explosives with subsequent incineration in a thermal oxidizer (references 3 and 4). The pilot study conducted at HWAAP from 10 July to 21 September 1989 concluded that the HGD system is effective for treating items contaminated with TNT and ammonium picrate (reference 4). A second pilot study, from 20 June to 31 October 1994, was conducted to determine if the HGD system would successfully decontaminate items contaminated with explosives; CONP A-3, COMP B, HBX, H-6, RDX, TNT, and Yellow D (reference 5). Stack gas testing was conducted during 17-29 October to support HWAAP permitting requirements.
Download or read book Hot Gas Decontamination of Explosives Contaminated Equipment written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explosives manufacturing, handling, and demilitarization operations at U.S. Army industrial facilities have resulted in contaminated process equipment, scrap metal, and sewer systems. Because of the residual contamination, these items can not be reused or disposed. The U.S. Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency has studied technologies to effectively treat these explosive-contaminated materials. The most promising of these technologies was hot gas decontamination. A recent field demonstration at Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant demonstrated the ability of the hot gas decontamination system to effectively remove explosives such that the test items are not characteristically hazardous and are appropriate for disposal as scrap. Based upon the success of this demonstration, the Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant intends to implement this, technology in current demilitarization operations. Full-scale operation will begin following completion of several system changes. The results of the field demonstration and the proposed system changes are described.
Download or read book The Environmental Update written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evaluation of a Transportable Hot Gas Decontamination System for the Decontamination of Explosives Contaminated Debris and Piping written by Vu X. Huynh and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The manufacture, handling, and loading of explosives at Army industrial facilities have resulted in the contamination of process equipment such as piping, pumps, motors, powder boxes, and sewer systems. Because of this residual contamination, process equipment, piping and sewer lines cannot be reused or disposed as scrap without some sort of remedial treatment. Over the years, the U.S. Army Environmental Center (USAEC) has investigated technologies that could be used effectively to treat explosives-contaminated materials. Using process equipment supplied by the government, pilot studies conducted at Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant have shown that decontamination of explosives-contaminated structural components is possible. The process used a heated gas to thermally decompose or volatilize explosives with subsequent incineration in an afterburner. Based on engineering data gathered during the Hawthorne pilot studies, WESTON, under contract to the United States Army Environmental Center (USAEC), was requested to design and supply a hot-gas decontamination system which is transportable and easily procured through commercial sources. The finished equipment was delivered to the Alabama Army Ammunition Plant (ALAAP) to conduct an equipment shakedown and validation testing using explosives-contaminated piping and oversized debris. The purpose of validation testing was to verify the effectiveness of the hot-gas process to remediate explosives contaminated piping and debris to levels which would allow this material to be disposed of as scrap and to maintain at least a 99.99% destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) of contaminants out of the system afterburner. A total of nineteen (19) test runs were conducted during the validation testing period.
Download or read book Pilot Plant Testing of Caustic Spray Hot Gas Building Decontamination Process written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Army operates and/or owns ammunition plants and depots involved in the manufacture, processing, loading and storage of pyrotechnic, explosives and propellant (PEP) materials. These operations involve permanent facilities and a variety of process and handling equipment. Many of these facilities are in an inactive or stand-by status and are candidates for excessing operations. In some cases, explosive contaminated structures have significant reuse potential for conversion to other industrial processes. In order to recover these valuable resources, non-destructive decontamination techniques are necessary to eliminate the explosive and toxic hazard of any munition processing wastes. The use of hot gas treatment (with or without caustic spray) appears to be a promising means of decontaminating explosive contaminated buildings. More importantly, this hot gas decontamination process appears to be non-destructive in nature and, therefore, has the potential for rendering treated buildings available for reuse or excessing operations.
Download or read book Guldin Family of Berks County Pa written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Government Reports Annual Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 1228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Development of Novel Decontamination and Inerting Techniques for Explosive Contaminated Facilities Laboratory Evaluation of Concepts Phase II Laboratory Evaluation of Novel Explosives Decontamination Concepts written by David R. Hopper and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study experimentally evaluated concepts, identified, evaluated, and recommended in a previous phase, for decontamination of explosive contaminated buildings. Five concepts were first submitted to laboratory scale screening studies. The successful operating conditions so identified were then further evaluated in bench scale studies using 5-inch x 5-inch coupons of typical building materials, both in a painted and unpainted condition. An engineering and economic analysis was then performed on the three concepts (Hot Gas, NaOH/ DMSO Reduction, and combined Hot Gas/Chemical) so demonstrated to be effective. Remaining knowledge gaps pertaining to the implementation of these concepts were then identified and methods for resolving them delineated in a Field Test Plan. Keywords include: Explosives; TNT, DNT, RDX; HMX, Tetryl; Inerting Concepts; Decontamination Concepts; Installation Restoration; Solvent Extraction; Sodium Hydroxide; Dimethyl Sulfoxide; Reductants; Solubilization; Steel; Dimethyl- Formamide; Acetone; Decontamination; Sodium Sulfide.
Download or read book Government Reports Announcements Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Validation Test Report for the Transportable Hot Gas Decontamination System Used to Support the Decontamination of Explosives Contaminated Piping and Debris written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1994 the United States Army Environmental Center contracted Roy F. Weston Inc. to design, procure, demonstrate, and validate transportable hot-gas decontamination (HGD) equipment. The HGD equipment was delivered in March 1995, demonstrated in December 1995, and validated between January and March 1996. This report documents the validation testing of the transportable HGD system for the decontamination of explosives-contaminated materials and debris. The purpose of validation being was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the HGD process, and to define an optimum set of operating conditions that would then be used to support future real-world applications. A description of the validated equipment, details of the validation testing and analysis, operations logs, and the data and results related to emissions testing are provided as part of this document.
Download or read book Design Guidance Manual Low Cost Disposable Hot Gas Decontamination System for Explosives Contaminated Equipment and Facilities written by William Kelso and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of its long-term environmental program, the Department of Defense (DoD) is required to decontaminate and remove explosives contamination from equipment and buildings at numerous DoD installations. An environmentally-safe, non-destructive method to decontaminate facilities is by the Hot Gas Decontamination (HGD) technology developed by the U.S. Army Environmental Center (USAEC). The HGD technology uses controlled heat to volatilize and thermally decompose the explosives contamination. The process was proven technically effective for decontaminating explosives contaminated equipment and facilities during several field demonstrations conducted by the USAEC. This Design Guidance Manual will assist installation personnel in determining the applicability and effectiveness of the Hot Gas technology at their site. The manual provides sufficient design information to move directly to detailed design, procurement, construction and operation of a HGD system. Technical information necessary to develop a budgetary cost estimate for implementation of the HGD process at an installation is also presented.
