A new incinerator has been built to process self-generated low level radioactive wastes at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site Wastes include protective clothing and other solid materials used during the handling of radioactive materials, and liquid chemical wastes resulting from chemical and waste management operations. The basic design and materials of construction selected to solve the antidpated corrosion problems from hot acidic gases are reviewed. Problems surfacing during trial runs prior to radioactive operations are discussed
Keywords incinerator, corrosion, erosion, high temperature chloride, nickel alloys, saturated gases, radioactive wastes, hazardous wastes