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

摘要

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.