EPA Medical Waste Incinerator Proposed Rule

["Ralph NORTH" <Ralph.North@ccmail.adp.wisc.edu>]

     I'd like information from those who will be affected by the proposed 
     Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission 
     Guidelines for Existing Sources: Medical Waste Incinerators.
     
     According to the proposed rule:
     
     "Medical waste is any solid waste that is generated in the diagnosis, 
     treatment or immunization of human beings or animals, in research 
     pertaining thereto, or in production or testing of biologicals."
     
     A Medical Waste Incinerator (MWI) is any device used to burn medical 
     waste... 
     
     As written, it seems this would apply to low level radioactive waste 
     (LLRW) generated from research by many institutions. My questions:
     
     1) As an institution, do you incinerate your own LLRW? If so, how much 
        by weight? by volume? What is your charging rate? 
     
     2) How much money do you save by incinerating your own waste? What are 
        some other factors involved in incineration (stability, volume      
        reduction, etc.)?
     
     3) What kind of air pollution control devices do you use? How and how  
        often do you test emissions? What do you test for?
     
     4) What kind of training do your operators have?
     
     5) How would this rule affect your operation?
     
     If this type of information has been collected elsewhere (ORNL?), let 
     me know.
     
     Please respond privately. Thank you.
     
     Ralph North
     ralph.north@mail.admin.wisc.