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{{#vardefine: epr|ZP3230XC}}[[Category:High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incinerators]]

[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by Stericycle (SRCL) Ltd and located at the Royal Oldham Hospital.

[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by [[Stericycle]] ([[SRCL]]) Ltd and located at the Royal Oldham Hospital.

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==Summary==

[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by Stericycle (SRCL) Ltd and located at the Royal Oldham Hospital. The plant consists of a single stream, rated at 850 kilograms per hour or ~~7446~~ tonnes per annum of solid wastes<ref name="SRCL">Annual Performance Report 2020 for SRCL Oldham Clinical Waste Incinerator</ref>~~. The plant consists of a single stream, rated at 850 kilograms per hour or 7446 tonnes per annum of solid wastes~~. The Primary Chamber operates the [[Rotary ~~kiln~~|rotary kiln]] design to provide good mixing of the waste coupled to sufficient retention time to burn the wastes to a high quality ash<ref name="SRCL" />.

[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by [[Stericycle]] ([[SRCL]]) Ltd and located at the [[Wikipedia:Royal Oldham Hospital|Royal Oldham Hospital]]. The plant consists of a single stream, rated at 850 kilograms per hour or 7,446 tonnes per annum of solid wastes<ref name="SRCL">Annual Performance Report 2020 for SRCL Oldham Clinical Waste Incinerator</ref>. The Primary Chamber operates the [[Rotary Kiln|rotary kiln]] design to provide good mixing of the waste coupled to sufficient retention time to burn the wastes to a high quality ash<ref name="SRCL" />.

==Plant==

Waste is loaded mechanically into the Primary Chamber using a hydraulic lift and tip arrangement, to avoid any manual handling of the waste<ref name="SRCL" />. The rotating action of the kiln provides good mixing of the waste, exposing fresh surfaces to combustion conditions<ref name="SRCL" />. The combustion process is operated slightly in the sub-stoichiometric or starved air mode to produce volatile gases to fuel the Secondary Chamber while providing good burnout of the fixed carbon in the waste to produce bottom ash. The bottom ash is discharged from the end of the rotary kiln into an ash quench system to cool it rapidly, and from the ash quench pit it is discharged into storage skips. The skips of bottom ash are taken to a licensed [[Landfill|landfill]] site for ~~dispsoal~~ as [[Non-~~hazardous~~ Waste]]<ref name="SRCL" />.

Waste is loaded mechanically into the Primary Chamber using a hydraulic lift and tip arrangement, to avoid any manual handling of the waste<ref name="SRCL" />. The rotating action of the [[Rotary Kiln|rotary kiln]] provides good mixing of the waste, exposing fresh surfaces to [[combustion]] conditions<ref name="SRCL" />. The [[combustion]] process is operated slightly in the [[wikipedia:Air–fuel ratio| sub-stoichiometric]] or starved air mode to produce [[wikipedia:Volatiles|volatile gases]] to fuel the Secondary Chamber while providing good burnout of the fixed carbon in the waste to produce [[IBA|bottom ash]]. The [[IBA|bottom ash]] is discharged from the end of the [[Rotary Kiln|rotary kiln]] into an ash quench system to cool it rapidly, and from the ash quench pit it is discharged into storage skips. The skips of [[IBA|bottom ash]] are taken to a [[Environmental Permit|licensed]] [[Landfill|landfill]] site for disposal as [[Non-Hazardous Waste]]<ref name="SRCL" />.

The [[combustion]] gases produced in the Primary Chamber then pass into the Secondary Chamber, which operates at a minimum temperature of 850°C during start-up using [[Non-Hazardous Waste]]; and at a minimum temperature of 1000°C when [[Hazardous Waste]] may be loaded<ref name="SRCL" />. The Secondary Chamber provides a minimum of two seconds residence time under oxygen-rich conditions to combust any [[wikipedia:Carbon monoxide|Carbon Monoxide]] and [[wikipedia:Volatile organic compound|volatile organic compounds]] produced in the Primary Chamber<ref name="SRCL" />.

The [[Flue Gas|hot gases]] then pass through a [[wikipedia:Boiler (power generation)|boiler]] and dilution air system, which reduce the temperature from above 1000°C to around 160°C, before the [[Flue Gas|gases]] pass on to the [[wikipedia:Scrubber|flue gas treatment]] system<ref name="SRCL" />.

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 {{#vardefine: epr|ZP3230XC}}[[Category:High Temperature and Clinical Waste Incinerators]]
-[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by Stericycle (SRCL) Ltd and located at the Royal Oldham Hospital.
+[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by [[Stericycle]] ([[SRCL]]) Ltd and located at the Royal Oldham Hospital.
+{{ClinIncin|EPR={{#var:epr}}|id= 16}}
+[[File:Picture1.png|350px|left|Oldam Clinicla Waste Incinerator - captured from Google Street View - all rights reserved]]__TOC__
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 ==Summary==
-[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by Stericycle (SRCL) Ltd and located at the Royal Oldham Hospital. The plant consists of a single stream, rated at 850 kilograms per hour or 7446 tonnes per annum of solid wastes<ref name="SRCL">Annual Performance Report 2020 for SRCL Oldham Clinical Waste Incinerator</ref>. The plant consists of a single stream, rated at 850 kilograms per hour or 7446 tonnes per annum of solid wastes. The Primary Chamber operates the [[Rotary kiln|rotary kiln]] design to provide good mixing of the waste coupled to sufficient retention time to burn the wastes to a high quality ash<ref name="SRCL" />.
+[[Clinical Waste Incinerator]] operated by [[Stericycle]] ([[SRCL]]) Ltd and located at the [[Wikipedia:Royal Oldham Hospital|Royal Oldham Hospital]]. The plant consists of a single stream, rated at 850 kilograms per hour or 7,446 tonnes per annum of solid wastes<ref name="SRCL">Annual Performance Report 2020 for SRCL Oldham Clinical Waste Incinerator</ref>. The Primary Chamber operates the [[Rotary Kiln|rotary kiln]] design to provide good mixing of the waste coupled to sufficient retention time to burn the wastes to a high quality ash<ref name="SRCL" />.
 ==Plant==
-Waste is loaded mechanically into the Primary Chamber using a hydraulic lift and tip arrangement, to avoid any manual handling of the waste<ref name="SRCL" />. The rotating action of the kiln provides good mixing of the waste, exposing fresh surfaces to combustion conditions<ref name="SRCL" />. The combustion process is operated slightly in the sub-stoichiometric or starved air mode to produce volatile gases to fuel the Secondary Chamber while providing good burnout of the fixed carbon in the waste to produce bottom ash. The bottom ash is discharged from the end of the rotary kiln into an ash quench system to cool it rapidly, and from the ash quench pit it is discharged into storage skips. The skips of bottom ash are taken to a licensed [[Landfill|landfill]] site for dispsoal as [[Non-hazardous Waste]]<ref name="SRCL" />.
+Waste is loaded mechanically into the Primary Chamber using a hydraulic lift and tip arrangement, to avoid any manual handling of the waste<ref name="SRCL" />. The rotating action of the [[Rotary Kiln|rotary kiln]] provides good mixing of the waste, exposing fresh surfaces to [[combustion]] conditions<ref name="SRCL" />. The [[combustion]] process is operated slightly in the [[wikipedia:Air–fuel ratio| sub-stoichiometric]] or starved air mode to produce [[wikipedia:Volatiles|volatile gases]] to fuel the Secondary Chamber while providing good burnout of the fixed carbon in the waste to produce [[IBA|bottom ash]]. The [[IBA|bottom ash]] is discharged from the end of the [[Rotary Kiln|rotary kiln]] into an ash quench system to cool it rapidly, and from the ash quench pit it is discharged into storage skips. The skips of [[IBA|bottom ash]] are taken to a [[Environmental Permit|licensed]] [[Landfill|landfill]] site for disposal as [[Non-Hazardous Waste]]<ref name="SRCL" />.
+The [[combustion]] gases produced in the Primary Chamber then pass into the Secondary Chamber, which operates at a minimum temperature of 850°C during start-up using [[Non-Hazardous Waste]]; and at a minimum temperature of 1000°C when [[Hazardous Waste]] may be loaded<ref name="SRCL" />. The Secondary Chamber provides a minimum of two seconds residence time under oxygen-rich conditions to combust any [[wikipedia:Carbon monoxide|Carbon Monoxide]] and [[wikipedia:Volatile organic compound|volatile organic compounds]] produced in the Primary Chamber<ref name="SRCL" />.
+The [[Flue Gas|hot gases]] then pass through a [[wikipedia:Boiler (power generation)|boiler]] and dilution air system, which reduce the temperature from above 1000°C to around 160°C, before the [[Flue Gas|gases]] pass on to the [[wikipedia:Scrubber|flue gas treatment]] system<ref name="SRCL" />.
+{{EAIn|EPR={{#var:epr}}}}
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