RE: Compaction Discs

["Ritchie, Bill" <bill.ritchie@cplc.com>]

If you have a compactor that can push down hard, use a disk made of 1/2
inch plywood.  It will flex enough to allow compaction.  Just make it
the same diameter as the "rings" on the drum.  We did this several years
ago and it worked just fine.

Bill Ritchie
CP&L - Robinson Plant
803-857-1235

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>From: 	Mercado, Don[SMTP:don.mercado@lmco.com]
>Sent: 	Friday, October 24, 1997 11:46 AM
>To: 	Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: 	Compaction Discs
>
>Happy Friday, Radsaders!	
>
>Do any of you know where I might be able to find some discs that would
>grip the inside of 55 gallon drums to hold down compacted radwaste? I
>have about fifty 55 gallon drums containing the turnings and borings
>from machining magnesium-thorium metal, and it is like steel wool. When
>you try to compact it it springs right back. And one drum only holds
>about 15 lbs of the stuff! Can you say $2500/drum for disposal costs
>boys and girls? I knew you could. I need volume reduction! If I could
>find something that would hold down the compacted waste, I could save
>some substantial cash. Supercompaction is one solution, but I'd like to
>try this first.
>
>Please contact me directly. Thank you in advance!
>
>
>Donald P. Mercado
>Radiation Safety Officer
>Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
>O/47-20, B/101
>1111 Lockheed Martin Way
>Sunnyvale, CA 94089
>Ph. (408) 742-0759
>Fx. (408) 742-0611
>Email: Don.Mercado@lmco.com
>