Environmental Protection: Research and Development of Plasma Arc Technology Used to Treat Hazardous Waste
NSIAD-99-51R
Published: Feb 16, 1999. Publicly Released: Feb 16, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on three selected research and development initiatives using the plasma arc technology to treat waste, focusing on comparing the characteristics of the largest of the Department of Energy (DOE) initiatives and both Navy shore and ship initiatives.
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Comparative analysisDiskettesEnergy researchHazardous substancesThermal energyWaste disposalWaste treatmentTechnologyMilitary forcesHazardous wastes