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12. Filing drums for disposal in Arkhangelsk.
During the work, the drum with a mini-tractor with a cart going to the work area number 1 of
technological platforms.
When collecting drum zone number 1 autopsy was performed tube drum in order to determine in
her presence and the approximate volume of process fluid (probe).
In the case of presence in a vat of liquid phase fluid, it is using the truck passed into the zone
number 2 for the rapid analysis of liquids for the presence of PCB compounds and the
subsequent opening of the bottom, after emptying the drums, in the absence of such
contaminants.
In the absence of the presence of PCB compounds in drums made the following operations:
- To be destroyed if a drum was filled with more than 2 / 3 of its volume, it is transported by
truck to tanks where the process of pumping the liquid in the tank. Pumping of liquids carried
out by a pump Grundof.
- If the discarded drum was filled in less than 2 / 3 of its volume, it passed into the zone number
3 for the burning of residues on the setting Fakel-1M, followed by compaction by the press.
In that case, if drum was solid phase (ice), it is by truck passed in the technological unit for prethawing.
After thawing samples and proximate analysis was carried out in accordance with the
method described above.
If the drum was empty and did not contain any technical liquids, was passed on to the
compaction press.
Drums of detecting signs of PCB compounds were marked with white paint and dumped on a
separate site.
Thus, the organization of technological process in the area number 3 is carried out in two
streams:
stream of drums to be sent to the compaction (initial empty drums, empty drums after removing
remnants of technical liquids and washing);
stream of drums to be sent to a preliminary roasting, followed by compaction (drums filled with
less than 2 / 3 of the volume in the absence of their PCB waste).
After the implementation of the firing and compacting drums held their storage. Pressed for
storage casks used two platforms. First on the shore of the bay, about 300 m ESE from the work
site, the second in the 100 - 130 m to the ESE of the construction site. On the first landing
compacted drums were filled with three wooden, metal containers that are convenient for the
subsequent transport of the drums on the ship. A total of 130 containers were placed in drums.
The second site was chosen near the job site, on the horizontal section on the windward side. On
this site had been stored 870 drums. These drums were tied with wire in bundles, 14 - 17 pieces
for ease of onward transport.
In carrying out the work in the area number 1 it was found that of 1,238 drums of selected about
87 pieces have been partially filled with kerosene, about 78 pieces - diesel fuel. Drums
containing the remains of gasoline, was not. Drums of gasoline were under a dry and empty, or
full of holes and the remnants of only water.
The number of drums, containing PCB-waste, was 8 pieces.
FINAL REPORT for Contract No. CS-NPA-Arctic-13/2009 of December 01, 2009 within the framework of pilot project Development
of Technology of clean up of the area of Decommissioned Sites of The Russian Federation Ministry of Defense in the Arctic by the
Example of Alexanra Island of Franz Josef Land Archipelago from Hazardous Waste
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