Company wants to incinerate radioactive waste
The Brampton Guardian: Company wants to incinerate radioactive waste: " Company wants to incinerate radioactive waste
PAM DOUGLAS, Staff Writer
A Brampton company has applied for a licence to build and operate an incinerator that will burn waste contaminated with low-levels of radioactivity.
Residents can learn more about the proposal at a public information open house Tuesday, 5 to 8 p.m., at the Monte Carlo Inn on Coventry Road. Those who drop in between those times will also be able to ask questions.
A second information session will be held in September, and that open house will also include a formal presentation on the proposal.
The meetings are part of a study being done under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
The company-- Mississauga Metals & Alloys Inc.-- has been recycling metal at 75 Sun Pac Boulevard in the east end of the city for the past 10 years. For the past seven years it has been licensed to recycle metal contaminated with low levels of radiation. Company President David Sharpe said approximately 10 per cent of the 1,300 tons of metals the company processes each year has "very, very low level" contamination. The rest is "clean".
The proposed incinerator would allow the company to accept materials other than metal, including paper, gloves, rugs, wood, and construction materials, he said.
The radioactive material would come from manufacturers that supply nuclear power plants with pellets and tubing, he said.
"These are materials that were located in the areas where they would be processing the fuel (pellets)," Sharpe said, noting some of it may not be contaminated because it has not come in direct contact with the radioactive pellets.
The material would be trucked in to the local facility, then screened. Anything exceeding the government-regulated guidelines for low-level radioactivity would not be incinerated and would be returned to the source, he said.
The proposal is for a natural gas incinerator that would burn a maximum of 250 pounds per hour. The ash would then be shipped back to the source of the original garbage, where the radioactive material would be separated and re-used, he said.
If the Environmental Assessment comes to a successful conclusion, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission would review the company's request for a licence to operate the incinerator, according to a government spokesperson.
For more information on the Mississauga Metals & Alloy proposal, call Sharpe at 905-790-0796, or email davidsharpe@mm-a.com."
PAM DOUGLAS, Staff Writer
A Brampton company has applied for a licence to build and operate an incinerator that will burn waste contaminated with low-levels of radioactivity.
Residents can learn more about the proposal at a public information open house Tuesday, 5 to 8 p.m., at the Monte Carlo Inn on Coventry Road. Those who drop in between those times will also be able to ask questions.
A second information session will be held in September, and that open house will also include a formal presentation on the proposal.
The meetings are part of a study being done under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
The company-- Mississauga Metals & Alloys Inc.-- has been recycling metal at 75 Sun Pac Boulevard in the east end of the city for the past 10 years. For the past seven years it has been licensed to recycle metal contaminated with low levels of radiation. Company President David Sharpe said approximately 10 per cent of the 1,300 tons of metals the company processes each year has "very, very low level" contamination. The rest is "clean".
The proposed incinerator would allow the company to accept materials other than metal, including paper, gloves, rugs, wood, and construction materials, he said.
The radioactive material would come from manufacturers that supply nuclear power plants with pellets and tubing, he said.
"These are materials that were located in the areas where they would be processing the fuel (pellets)," Sharpe said, noting some of it may not be contaminated because it has not come in direct contact with the radioactive pellets.
The material would be trucked in to the local facility, then screened. Anything exceeding the government-regulated guidelines for low-level radioactivity would not be incinerated and would be returned to the source, he said.
The proposal is for a natural gas incinerator that would burn a maximum of 250 pounds per hour. The ash would then be shipped back to the source of the original garbage, where the radioactive material would be separated and re-used, he said.
If the Environmental Assessment comes to a successful conclusion, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission would review the company's request for a licence to operate the incinerator, according to a government spokesperson.
For more information on the Mississauga Metals & Alloy proposal, call Sharpe at 905-790-0796, or email davidsharpe@mm-a.com."
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