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BLOOMINGTON WORKS Messrs. J . B ritta in J. Shoaff R. Luzar Bom Engineering Department WN April 10, 1972 Sounuect- dP.oilicuy. Meeting 4-7-72 Westinghouse Bldg., Pf "Use and Handling of Inerteen" Those Present: B. A. Kerns, Headquarters Manufacturing, Gateway Ed Boqulst, Headquarters Engineering, R&D Center Tom Munson, Ocean Research Lab, Annapolis, Maryland Roger Alke, Industrial Services, Chatham Center Lou Skerl, Small Power Transformer, South Boston Pete Ozurlk, Outdoor Lightning, Cleveland Ray Luzar, DAD, Bloomington R. D. McClain, DAD, Bloomington Absent: T. K. SI o a t. Power Transformers, Sharon Lyon Mandelcom, R&D Center, Pittsburgh 1. Mr. Kerns chaired the meeting, and began by o utlining the program es tablished at the time the Monsanto agreement was signed by Vice President S. W. Herwald, January 15, 1972$ A. PCB's used by Westinghouse could be Aroclor 1016 for capacitors and Aroclor 1242 fo r transform ers. > B. Establish a program for notifying customers o f hazards and need fo r care in use and disposal. C. Establish specifications fo r m aterials purchased by Westinghouse and Q.C. procedures assuring compliance. y D. Establish su itab le means and procedures fo r handling and for disposal of PCB's. E. Explore p o ssib ility of Identifying - tagging - Westinghouse flu id 1n apparatus. F. Issue a le r t to rep air p lan ts. G. P articip ate 1n governmental and Independent actions to control use and disposal of PCB's. GBRN003M89 906227 2 t ,t , I. In itia te program to replace PCB's. > J. Obtain fie ld performance Information on performance o f apparatus containing PCB. 2. The meeting was to deal with parts (D) and (B). 3. Part (D): Mr. Kerns has had the primary resp o n sib ility fo r ascertaining th a t plants and manufacturing methods are arranged to assure proper use and disposal of PCB's. In preparation fo r the meeting ^ " P o lic y fo r the Use and Handling of Inerteen$had been drafted p rin cip ally along the lines of the ANSI C-107 Transformer Working Group d r a f t, and parts of th is d raft were discussed: I. Introduction - descriptive m aterial. I I. General Safety Precautions - I t was pointed out th a t SPD5 (1-1) should govern, and any changes shou Id be handled by Industrial Hygiene. I I I . Responsibility fbr sp illag e between Monsanto p lan t and receiving ^ Westlnghouse plant appears to f a ll on Westlnghouse. Ownership of tank cars and resp o n sib ility fo r maintenance must be c la rifie d . Differences 1n d e ta ils o f drum and tank design and protection, as well as tra n s fe r methods, may be l e f t to the d iscretio n of the d iffe re n t Individual plants so long as they comply with the policy. IV, v A l w ill mall a copy o f the ANSI C-107 Capacitor Working Group second )VI, ( d r a f t to Mr. Kerns before he re-d ra fts the company policy. VII. VIII. Means must be Included fo r perm itting supply o f Inerteen to DAD film and paper suppliers In order th a t q u ality control te s ts may be executed p rio r to bulk shipments of d ie le c tric . 4. Part (B): Ed Boquist discussed new wording o f the caution nameplate, as devised by Mr. J . Kirk, Westlnghouse Legal Department (see "Status of Polychlorinated Biphenyls 4-6-72", attached). I t was pointed out th a t labeling of b a lla s t capacitors has l i t t l e p ra c tic a lity when . they are potted Into b a lla s ts . Likewise, the d esire o f the ANSI C-107 for a uniform Industry statement was noted. ( I t was f e l t the Westlnghouse wording should meet the ANSI la b e l, as a minimum, with extra notation as needed.) There are no Instruction books fo r customer reference on use and disposal of PCB. 6BRN003U90 906228 5. General Conrents: ^ A. An effectiv e date has no-t y et been established fo r enforcement of the new "policy", but i t was Mr. Kern's opinion th a t i t should already be in e ffe c t. I t was pointed out th a t the new processing equipment a t OAD w ill not be fu lly effectiv e before the end of 1972, a t the e a r lie s t. B. Waste disposal varies widely fo r d iffe re n t p lan t s it e s : DAD Sharon South Boston* Repair Plants Landfill Sends so lid s to Chem-Trol Stores solid wastes Not known Roger Alke indicated th a t construction o f a Westinghouse .disposal In sta lla tio n (Incinerator) would be given consideration by Industrial Services. C. Trace levels of PCB (a fte r s e ttlin g and coarse filtra tio n )c a n be removed by passage of plant efflu en t water through activated charcoal. D. An attempt w ill be made by Messrs. Kerns and Boquist to combine the manufacturing policy statement with the product/use guide. * E. I t was suggested th a t Westinghouse consider assuming ownership and control of past and present la n d fill s ite s used fo r PCB disposal. RDMcC:kb Robert D. McClain, Manager Capacitor Unit Engineering 906229 GBRN003M91 WESTINGHOUSE PROPRIETARY V STATUS OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS 4/6/72 / Activities in several areas are worthy of reporting since the last report. (1) In-house controls to minimize or eliminate plant effluents: (a) South Boston - analysis of samples indicated there is a leakage of PCB's from the plant (See ref f l ^ f o r further details) (b) Other plants - still a need to complete analysis of samples at Bloomington, Sharon, East Pittsburgh and to take aamples of Phoenix, Cleveland, and Vicksburg. Dr. T. Munson who had requested 24 man months funding for PCB effort (ref #14) has only received 2 man months to date. Immediate corporate or dlvisional funding is needed to support this vital effort. (c) A rough draft of a corporate "Policy for Use and Handling of Inerteen" is in work using division procedures and a meeting to finalize same will be held on April 7. H (2) In-use controls to minimize adverse effeces on customer's environment : (a) A review of present product warnings was made with J. kirk, Westinghouse legal department and the legal department feels that the following was the best used by divisions and should be used by all divisions in the future. X r"THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS, EXTREME CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PREVENT ANY ENTRY INTO THE ! ENVIRONMENT THROUGH SPILLS, LEAKAGE, USE, DISPOSAL, . .VAPORIZATION OR OTHERWISE.REFER TO WESTINGHOUSE INSTRUCTION l BOOK* FOR INFORMAT TP^ TM llAiiPT ING. ' PROCEDURES'TM ** I This is a slight modification to an existiug warning plate # 2090A00H01. I P 6BRN0Q3U92 e~* ( * L t y e-*, jiti 'STT r / /'M 0 0 - 2- (b) Information to be included in the instruction book should be the same as that contained in the final Vestinghouse "Policy for Use and Handling of Inerteen" discussed in 1 above. (3) Controls on final disposal of our products by our customers: (a) Include instructions and locations for final disposal in Instruction Book. - (b) G.E. is building a facility to dispose of both solids and liquids - perhaps Vestinghouse should also? (c) Results of Dr. T. Munson's analysis of sanitary land fill sites in Indiana (ref #16) Indicate land fill is not an adequate disposal method. (4) Continued search for suitable substitute: (a) See references #12 and #17 1 (b) Dr. T. Munson has not yet become Involved in biodegradability nor toxicity studies of the above substitute due to lack of finding. Prior to any final disclosure or use in Vestinghouse products these studies must be funded and completed. Increased activity be Federal* State, and local Governments in the PCB area points towards the need to increase our activity now to avoid future legal implications that may be very costly. References #10, #13, #15 and a list of Vestinghouse personnel concerned wlthPCB'a are attached* / n e& j- E. R. Boquist Consultant, Product Safety Reliability, and Environmental Effects 1 \ 1 906231 BBRN003M93