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ELECTRICAL UTILITIES COMPANY LASALLE, ILLINOIS 61301
Information submitted in response to MONSANTO letter of January 7, 1972, in connection with -- "Special undertaking of purchasers of
poly chlorinated byphenyls"
January 10, 1972
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ELECTRICAL UTILITIES COMPANY LASALLE, ILLINOIS 61301
INDEX
Uses for PCB's and the disposition or re-distribution by Electrical Utilities of its PCB-containing products
Exhibit l
Dollar value of Electrical Utilities' PCB-containing products and Electrical Utilities' other sales volume
2
Number and location of Electrical Utilities' consuming plants and any distribution network
3
Security measures in effect by Electrical Utilities to protect against misuse, spillage, or other escape to environment
4
Electrical Utilities' policy with respect to notification of its customers as to possible hazards of PCB's
5
Electrical Utilities' quality control procedures for PCB-containing products
to be submitted for examination
Statistical data on Electrical Utilities' experience with frequency of leaking of PCB-containing products
6
HONS 044092
Exhibit #1
ELECTRICAL UTILITIES COMPANY LASALLE, ILLINOIS 61301
EUC uses P C B's in the manufacture of hermetically sealed power and general purpose A.C. capacitors. Specifically, these capacitors find application in the following categories:
1. Fluorescent and Mercury Vapor ballast 2. General purpose motor run 3. Air-conditioning motor run 4. Welder power factor correction 5. Filter 6. commutating 7. Power
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Exhibit #2
ELECTRICAL UTILITIES COMPANY LASALLE, ILLINOIS 61301
DOLLAR VOLUME OP EUC PCB CONTAINING PRODUCTS AND OTHER SALES VOLUME FOR OUR LAST TWO FISCAL YEARS IS AS FOLLOWS:
PCB Sales Other Sale**
F/Y 1970
$7,726,172
1,042,738
F/Y 1971
$4,889,548
946,092
Total Sales % PCB/Total
$8,768,910 88%
$5,835,640 84%
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*Halowax impregnated paper and dry Polyester film types. 1/10/72
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mons
Exhibit #3
ELECTRICAL UTILITIES COMPANY LASALLE, ILLINOIS 61301
The Electrical Utilities Company operates from one location at --
2427 St. Vincents Avenue LaSalle, Illinois 61301
All materials purchased from Monsanto are consumed in industrial processing for capacitors sold almost exclusively to OEM accounts.
No stocks are maintained at any other lo cation, and shipments are made via common carrier to its customers.
January 10 1972
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Exhibit #4
PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING PCB' S at EUC
Material (Aroclor 1016) transported from Krummrich Plant to LaSalle in reinforced stainless steel tank truck leased by EUC for this specific purpose only. The tank is sealed and locked during transport. It is carefully inspected for possible leaks on arrival at EUC, and again prior to being returned to Monsanto for refill.
The fluid is pumped from the tank to the EUC refining system through a continuous 2" galvanized pipeline; and stored under nitro gen until required. The refining system is essentially a duplicate of that described in Monsanto Bulletin O/FF-10 - Adsorptive Refining Of Askarel Fluids. This is a completely sealed system. An in-line test cell is used to monitor the refining process. This set-up follows in detail Monsanto Bulletin O/FF-12 - In-line Measurement of Electrical Propertieis of Flowing Dielectrics. The refined material is stored in an insulated stainless steel sealed tank.
For use, the fluid is transferred from storage to impregnating tanks using vacuum (1-1/2". galvanized lines),. After the impregna tion cycle, the used material is transferred from the impregnators to a sealed holding tank, under vacuum. As required, it is pumped back to the mixer tank of the refining system for re-purification.
On opening the impregnating tanks there is some drainage from the floor of the tank and from the door. This fluid is caught on
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trays. The pallet loads of baskets of capacitors are transferred by lift truck to special skids which are also fitted with catch trays. All trays are emptied to a receiving tank daily. This material is preprocessed in a separate system prior to being transferred to the mixer tank of the refining system for final up-grading. Any accidental spills are adsorbed with "Oil Dry". The resulting material is put into boxes, sealed, and transported to a state-approved sanitary landfill.
The finished capacitors are degreased following the plugging of the fill holes. The degreasing solvent is distilled 2 to 3 times per week. The residue containing Aroclor is placed in drums, sealed, and periodically shipped to Nuclear Engineering Company, Sheffield, Illinois, for disposal. Nuclear Engineering Company is State approved for disposal of toxic and radioactive waste.
Rejected capacitors (shorts, grounds, etc.) are opened by qualified EUC personnel. The fluid is drained into receiving tanks for analysis and eventual re-processing - in those systems described
, i. above. All ao^id waste is boxed and sent to the state-approved sanitary landfill.
All the impregnating tanks and associated work areas are covered by fume-collecting hoods leading to exhaust fans and roof stacks. Until now any Aroclor fumes were thus exhausted to the
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atmosphere. We are in contact with Monsanto Enviro-Systems Division in order to pursue a feasibility study of installation of stack filters for these exhaust systems.
We are also, pursuing with a local laboratory - Carus Chemical Company Water Analysis Laboratory - a study of the PCB control of the plant effluent. In anticipation, we have obtained from Monsanto blueprints and specifications for the separator-sump in operation at the Krummrich plant. We propose the construction of a similar, but smaller scale sump at EUC. This work will go for ward very shortly.
We have used cloth towels, rags, etc. throughout the plant for wiping rags, etc. Realizing that these may convey PCB's into the city sewage system - by way of the laundering process - we are shifting entirely to paper, which will be disposed of in the state approved sanitary landfill.
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E. M. Moore, Ph. D. Director of Research & Development
January 10, 1972
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ANUFACTURERS
Exhibit #5
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December 3, 1970
Subject: ASKAREL IMPREGNATED CAPACITORS
Our Management and Engineering staff have been in numerous negotiations with staff members of the Monsanto Company of St. Louis, Missouri. .
Most EUC customers know that the Monsanto Company is the sole producer of the dielectric materials used in the capacitor
( industry. Specifically, the chemical is known in our industry
as Askarel. The Monsanto trade name is Aroclor. Basically it is a chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbon, "Polychlorinated Biphenyl" -- "PCB" for short. I will not go into the in volved chemistry of these materials or their dielectric pro perties at this time; or their involvement in the most recent illumination of "Ecology".
The negotiations which I refer to above have culminated in many faceted decisions by the chemical industry, and indeed will affect the capacitor industry, and - more directly - have a bearing on users of capacitors. Several important considera tions have emerged to date - how they affect the art of the capacitor industry, the product, and the ultimate cost conse quence. Permit me to state the facts, and how they appear to me:
1. Due to the inherent lasting effects of some of these "PCB" l compounds, the accumulated waste products which we collect
i daily can no longer be disposed of except by ecologically
t approved methods. New methods of disposal have been prescibed, and regulations will undoubtedly be forthcoming. All will be costly. '
2. The manufacturing of "PCB" is entering a new stage. We have been advised that in order to meet Ecology standards and pre-
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2 requisites processing costs will rise sharply. By January 1. 1971, this material used by the capacitor industry will have risen in price by 12%. 3. To further meet the stringent demand standards as envisaged by ecologists, the Monsanto Company is considering an aroclor which will minimize chemical toxicity. This letter will probably be one of the first on the subject of inherent cost of capacitors. Suffice it to say, the cleaning up of our environment must be borne by man - the present as well as future generations. Neither can this cost be assumed by one single industry, nor a combination of a few. This latter is a forerunner of others which will keep our customers informed of what is in store for all of us. I can assure you that we here at EUC have been viewing this sub ject with due concern, but we feel that we are part of the whole society. We shall share our responsibility of living in today's world. Please do not hesitate to communicate with me on this highly controversial subject.
Most cordially yours.
A0H:mw
PS. May I invite you to read the December, 1970, issue Volume 138, No. 6, of National Geographic "The Ecological Crisis" - especially pages 765 and 766.
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ELECTRICAL UTILITIES COMPANY LASALLE, ILLINOIS 61301
if Oil^Leakers in Oval and Block ( Production for....Fiscal Year
19 7 1 (August, 1970 thru July, 1971)
Exhibit #6 .h>)
TYPE
amount
LARGE BLOCK
./ LONG JOHN
36,184 5,854
GREG OVAL
I SMALL OVAL (LS)
199,406 1,110,282
COMM. CAPS.
11,045
f ROUNDS
1 SMALL BLOCK
) FLAT OVAL
\ SMALL OVAL (SS)
bl BATHTUBS
| BAKE. TUBULARS
37,282 2,015
477,426 3,481
11,460 1,856
Totals.................. 1,896,291
PLUG
% COVER %
31 .09
182 .50
6 .10
34 .58
549 .28
495 .25
3,491 .31 2,809 .25
18 .16
53 .48
273 .73
636 1.71
9 .45
15 .74
1, 219 .26 1,594 .33
53 1.52
112 3.22
0 0 716 6.25
51 2.75
4 .22
5,700 .30 6,650 .35
MI SC. %
TOTAL
119 .33
332
13 .22
53
659 .33 1,703
1,962 .18 8,262
58 .53
129
736 1.97 1,645
19 .94
43
1,557 .33 4,370
10 .29
175
39 .34
755
35 1.89
90
5,270 .28 17,557
c _c ,6 .7 1.1 4.4 2.1 .9 5.0 6.5 4.8 .9
January 11, 1972 MOWS 044101
ELECTRICAL UTILITIES COMPANY LASALLE, ILLINOIS 61301
Oil Leakers in Oval and Block Production for....Fiscal Year
19 7 0
(August, 1969 thru July, 1970)
TYPE
amount
LARGE BLOCK
79,245
LONG JOHN
24,666
GREG OVAL
369,564
^SMALL OVAL (LS) 2, 147,002
ROUNDS
75,114
COMM. CAPS.
32,944
SMALL BLOCK
6,798
FLAT OVAL
783,003
SMALL OVAL (SS)
1,935
BATHTUBS
17,207
BAKE. TUBULARS
883
METAL TUBULARS
3,715
PLUG
% COVER %
103 .13
354 .45
52 .21
132 .54
1,251 .34
783 .21
7,343 .34 2,747 .13
388 .52
190 .25
29 .09
59 .18
23 .34
60 .88
2,092 .27 2,617 .33
17 .88
328 16.95
0 0 832 4.84
89 10.08
65 7.36
81 2.18
21 .57
MISC. %
TOTAL
287 .36
744
39 .16
223
725 .20 2,759
1,599 .07 11,689
84 .11
662
87 .26
175
10 .10
93
1,813 .23 6,522
2 .10
347
42 .24
874
12 1.36
166
0 0 102
.9 .9 .7 .5 .8 .5 1.5 .8 17.9 5.0 18.8 2.7
Totals.................... 3,542,076 11,468 .32 8,188 .23 4,700 .13 24,356
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Kotowski /January 11, 1972
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ELECTRICAL UTILITIES COMPANY LASALLE, ILLINOIS 61301
OIL LEAKERS IN KVA PRODUCTION FOR FISCAL YEAR ........................................ 1970
(AUGUST, 1969 thru JULY, 1970)
TOTAL NO. OF PIECES
3,311
ALL UNITS WERE REPAIRED
TOTAL NO. OF REJECTS
406
% REJECTS
12.3
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OIL LEAKERS IN KVA PRODUCTION FOR FISCAL YEAR.......................................... 1971
(AUGUST, 1970 thru JULY, 1971)
TOTAL NO. OF PIECES
962
ALL UNITS WERE REPAIRED
TOTAL NO. OF REJECTS
167
% REJECTS
17.4
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ELECTRICAL UTILITIES COMPANY LASALLE, ILLINOIS 61301
STATISTICAL DATA ON FIELD RETURNS LEAKERS ONLY
FISCAL YEAR - 1971
Air Conditioning, Motor Run, Fluorescent Ballast, Commutating, Welder, (General Purpose A.C.)
Power Capacitors (KVA)
Pieces Sold
Leakers Returned
1,900,126 965
27 32
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/>oSCRAP LOSS/NET SALES
INTERNAL PLANT SCRAP LOSS
SCRAP LOSS CHARGES CONTAIN: MATERIAL,
DIRECT LABOR,AND MFC BURDEN
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