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BCCl F. O. 8ENI0NUS B. A. OLSON Ju ly 6, 1970 Kr. Ciarllngton Vllbunt Han&ger, B^ineering Vestlnghouse n e e tr ic Corporation South Boston, Virginia Sear Oarji Z have read your Froetaa Specification 891tOOA Disposition o f Scrap Znartaen and Xnerteca Contaminated Raterial" and Z found i t an excellent document which re fle c ts Vestlnghouse'a ooncarn about the PCS problea and l a a aajo r step forward toward loproved control Z do have on# ooncarn that Z would Ilka to pats cn to you Zhc suggestion to bum solvent or o il contaminated with Inerte an does net refer to any ainlaua combustion t e j e r a ture. Ai we discussed previously, to ta l destruction of PCS'a can only occur above 800C. Any t e j e r a tura below th is oinlaua will result in vnporisation Kith release to the ataoephare or worse yet, I t i s possible to p a rtia lly oxidise PCB's into c a ta ra is tfiieh can be hlUy toxic (e .g . dioxins or forana). Your incineration should be thoroughly reviewed. Z found our discussion and plant tour la s t wtdk very interesting and in foraative. Tour plant has excellent hoiackeeplng and Kith continued esphasla on controlling loas o f PCB's to the a i r and sewer, X aa confident you can succeed In achieving o bone dry* plant l a idiich the leakage, s p i l l s , e tc. are a rarity. Z aa working Kith our P.IL Bepartaent on a suggested press release Khlch Z w ill send you seen. Sincerely, ##. n V fliw h * V. B. Fapageorge, Kanager Zhvlronacntal Control GBRN003M0U 906102