How the TSCA Incinerator is Used - U.S. Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC (DOE)

RCRA and TSCA regulated radioactive wastes exist at sites throughout the DOE complex. The wastes are a result of past operations, current operation and/or cleanup and closure activities. The wastes are subject to regulatory requirements regarding storage, treatment and disposal, and some of the wastes are subject to specific enforceable compliance milestones. All sites are required to identify and evaluate alternatives for waste disposition.

The annual TSCA Incinerator burn plan identifies the waste planned for treatment at the incinerator. A burn plan is prepared each year for the upcoming fiscal year based on input from DOE waste generators in Oak Ridge and at other DOE sites throughout the country. Waste streams are identified for treatment at the incinerator based on the generators' knowledge of the waste and evaluation of alternatives, but detailed characterization data are not typically available at the time the draft plan is developed. The burn plan is provided to the State of Tennessee and made available to the public in accordance with the requirements of the "Waste Receipt and Study Protocol" executed by the State of Tennessee and DOE in 1997. Throughout the year, as waste is generated and characterized, the burn plan may be modified to add or delete waste streams or to reflect changes in waste stream quantities.

The FY 2007-2009 Burn Plan is available at the DOE Information Center. Detailed information for specific waste streams is also available upon request.