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(OTC: GTGP) Global Technologies Group, Inc. (GLOBAL) is a company that is in the business of acquiring exclusive licenses and distribution and reseller contracts on proven technologies in the environmental, green and war fighter industries. The criteria for the licensing or distribution agreements of the technologies are: they must be proven, validated and in use. The business plan of Global is to sublicense the technologies it acquires to companies in geographic regions covered under the original license grant and in exclusive distribution and reseller agreements, to place with appropriate representatives in the covered countries for resale of turn key projects.
On July 7, 2010 Global entered into an exclusive distribution and reseller agreement with MSE Technology Associates, Inc. (MSE-TA.COM) a company that has been in business for 35 years and deals mainly with the DOE and Military developing new technologies for specific purposes. Global will also act as a purchasing agent as well as distributor for the projects. As the technologies are the newest designed for a variety uses, we feel we have an advantage in the market place. We are currently negotiating additional territories as progress merits. We have recently appointed sales representatives in various countries covered under our agreement. "Manufacturer's Products and Services" are described, but not limited to, the products, related service, parts, and accessories manufactured and/or sold by Manufacturer as listed below.
MSE universal plasma torch system
MSE transferred arc plasma torch system
MSE non-transferred arc plasma torch system
MSE Mobile Plasma Treatment System (MPTS)
MSE Plasma Waste Treatment System
SCADA Systems
Meteor Burst Data Acquisition and Transmission Systems
Water – Waste Water Treatment Skids
Waste Solidification or Stabilization Treatment Methods
Instrumentation and Control Products and Certified Panels
Management Services
Document Preparation Services
Training Services
Drafting Services
Engineering Services
Electrical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Environmental engineering
Chemical/process engineering
Geophysical/geological
Instrumentation & Control
Waste Treatment
Site closure/cleanup
Mine waste solutions
Laboratory Analysis
Water and soil analysis
SCADA Solutions
Monitoring & control systems
Remote terminal units
Infrastructure Management
Facility modernization
Site Cleanup/Closure
Containment barriers
Biological barriers
Economic analysis/evaluation
Test designs
Modeling & sampling
Containment/Stabilization Barriers
Viscous liquid barriers
Thin grout walls
In situ vitrification
Waste stabilization
Mercury stabilization of soils
Biological Barriers - Control/Treatment Barriers
Reactive barrier
Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPL)
Solution Mining
Site management and operation
Infrastructure
MSE is Montana's largest private-sector technology research, development, and engineering services company. We have more than 30years of experience working with the Department of Energy providing infrastructure services:
Records Management & Documentation Control
Hazardous Waste Testing & Temporary Storage
Warehouse (Shipping & Receiving)
Road & Ground Maintenance
Computing & Telecommunications Services
Real & Personal Property Management
Site Security & Surveillance
Building Maintenance
Environmental Safety & Health
Database Maintenance
DOE Office
Human Resources
Property Administration
Fleet Management
Union Labor
Waste Management
Mail Service
Operations & Testing
Industrial Health
Training
Janitorial Services
MSE was originally formed to test and demonstrate Magneto hydrodynamics (MHD) technology at a new federally owned research site in Butte (the U.S. DOE Western Environmental Technology Office (WETO). Through the 1970 and mid-1980s, we broadened our scope in response to increased regional demand for engineering services and for more significant research and testing of the MHD technology. As we completed testing the MHD technology (sponsored by the Department of Energy), we began to explore opportunities to diversify our business base. MSE successfully shifted into testing, demonstration, and commercial application of waste treatment systems using temperature technologies and advanced chemical, biological, and physical processes. In September 1996, MSE acquired and successfully privatized the WETO facility. In 2001 the facility was renamed the Mike Mansfield Advanced Technology Center in honor of Senator Mike Mansfield, and it has become a nationally recognized facility. Today, we serve a diversified public and private sector customer base, we have expanded expertise and qualifications in a broad range of technology fields, and we work diligently to maintain a high standard for our customers.
Partial List of Customers ... Partners
U.S. Department of Energy
Department of U.S. Defense
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Forest Service
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
State Governments
Commercial Industries
Multiple mining and technology industries
U.S Air Force
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army, Missile Defense Agency
General Atomics Corporation
Sandia National Laboratory
Princeton University
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Bechtel, Boeing
Lockheed Martin Corporation
MSE owns and operates the Mike Mansfield Advanced Technology Center (MMATC) situated on a 53-acre site in Butte, Montana. The facility is nationally known and a recognized, premier testing site with equipment and systems available to test components, equipment, and energy/material handling systems ranging from bench-scale apparatus through engineering-scale demonstrations and full-scale equipment development. Originally, the facility was the U.S. DOE Western Environmental Technology Office (WETO). MSE managed the facility from its inception and successfully privatized it in 1996. In 2002, it was renamed the Mike Mansfield Advanced Technology Center.
From this facility, we research, develop, test, and apply government-sponsored programs and commercial projects in waste treatment, environmental remediation, advanced materials, energy conservation, and other innovative technology areas. We also develop, test, and apply new technologies to treat contaminated surface and ground waters and soils using biological, chemical, and physical methods.
TECHNOLOGIES
MC3000 SCADA Master
The MC3000 monitors real-time data to instantly view and control I/O points anywhere on the network, delivering real-time information that provides intelligent alarm notification, data acquisition, and remote control from a multitude of communication devices. The system offers powerful alarm annunciation, paging, and messaging tools as well as historical trending. These features make the MC3000 SCADA Master ideal to reliably monitor and control a wide variety of industrial applications, such as hydro power plants, utility substations, communications towers, water and wastewater plants, and energy management systems. We provide total automation systems, monitoring and control, data acquisition, and system integration. We specialize in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) for Plant Control Systems used in hydro and substation automation and Communications Monitoring Systems. And we offer intelligent remote units. See what we can do for you.
The MC3000 SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) Master is a multi-user, real-time HMI/SCADA solution for hydro and substation automation, communications monitoring, and plant control. It collects valuable data from a wide variety of devices, including substation computers, Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), and Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs). The program is ideally suited for small to large sized monitoring and control projects that require reliability, performance, and scalability. The MC3000 SCADA Master is reliable, fast, secure, easy to use, and expandable for future needs. The MC3000 contains multiple features that use Ethernet, Intranet/Internet, and dial-up capabilities The system combines advanced Tetragenics software with 32-bit protected mode processing, built-in diagnostics, critical alarm upgrading, security, multi-region/number callout, multiple download options, and electronic CPU printing capabilities. When combined with the WinTetraVision (WTV32) front end GUI, the package is an integrated HMI for SCADA systems. The system homepage can be viewed locally or remotely over the Intranet/Internet at remote sites using a standard browser.
PLASMA
MSE is a leader in the field of plasma technology for military waste treatment including ordnance waste. Our group develops and deploys technologies to resolve Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and commercial waste problems. We have completed more than 80 projects at 26 facilities in 21 states. We provide complete plasma services and testing facilities including mobile units. Plasma technology uses the intense heat of an electric arc to treat the most difficult waste such as nuclear waste, military waste, and chemical waste. The intense heat of the plasma arc destroys all organic constituents and immobilizes all inorganic constituents into an extremely stable glassy slag.
Involved in developing plasma technology since 1989, we offer equipment and experience that few other companies can. We have deployed two plasma waste treatment systems for the U.S. Army -- one in Nevada and the other in West Virginia. We designed, built, and tested these systems at our test facility, the MSE Mike Mansfield Advanced Technology Center. At our plasma test facility, we have successfully tested U.S. pyrotechnic devices, hazardous waste, and simulated nuclear waste. We have also performed offgas emissions testing following EPA protocols.
Baseline Ordnance
The PADS is capable of processing a wide variety of ordnance, energetic materials and explosive components. PADS processing rates of specific items will be dependent upon energy content, chlorine content, physical size, explosive characteristics and fragmentation issues. Processing rates will range from 59 to 408 Kg/hr (130 to 900 lb/hr) for most ordnance items.
MSE has established a list of ordnance items, energetic materials and explosive components that would be expected to result from the demilitarization of munitions. Table 1-1 contains those items, components and materials that are suitable for processing in the PADS. Table 1-1 is not an all-inclusive list, but does represent the types of munitions, components and materials that can be processed in the PADS without further preparation or preprocessing.
Baseline Hazardous Waste
The PADS is capable of processing a wide variety of hazardous and industrial wastes. The processing rates of specific wastes will be dependent upon the energy content, chlorine content and physical size of the waste. Processing rates will range from 8 to 350 Kg/hr (18 to 770 lb/hr).
MSE has established a list of hazardous wastes that have been of interest in the past. This list has been reviewed and feed rates estimated for those wastes for which reasonable characterization data in commonly available. Table 1-2 is not an all-inclusive list of wastes, but does represent the processing rates that can be anticipated for various waste types.
Processing Rates/Ordnance
The processing rate of ordnance and/or hazardous waste is unique to each ordnance item and/or hazardous waste and is controlled principally by total chlorine input, total waste energy release and total gas volume release. In addition feed streams that are principally inorganic will be limited by the thermal input capacity of the plasma torch. The PADS shall be capable of processing the ordnance identified in Table 1-1, or the hazardous wastes identified in Table 1-2 at rates determined by the following limits:
Total waste chlorine: 7.6 Kg/hr (16.0 lb/hr)
Total waste energy release: 2,700,000 Btu/hr
Total waste gas generation: 4.4 Kg/min (9.8 lb/min) (determined by standard combustion equations)
Total solids generation rate: 340 Kg/hr (750 lb/hr)
Munitions in hazard classification 1.1 (mass detonating) and 1.2 (fragment producing) will have additional processing rate limitations. Shock pressure and resulting fatigue considerations will limit 1.1 materials, while fragmentation containment will limit both 1.1 and 1.2 items. 1.1 ordnance items are limited to 0.09 Kg (0.2/lb) NEW or less for continual operation. NEW may be increased up to 0.16 kg (0.35/lb) by decreasing primary chamber inspection interval from annually to quarterly.
Partial list of Customers
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Lockheed Martin
U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Center
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
Demil S.A.
Hyundai MOBIS
Defense Ammunition Center
Municipality of Bytom, Poland
M&C Company Ltd., Japan
Meteor Burst Technology
Remote Monitoring Applications
How the Meteor Burst Technology Works
To address sensor and monitoring needs of the Department of Energy, MSE researched and identified site monitoring and the status/availability of technologies to meet those needs. Site monitoring, especially post-closure monitoring, typically requires extensive data acquisition, processing, and storage. Monitoring may also be hindered as site infrastructure such as electrical power lines and telephone lines are removed. This design accounts for these elements.
How it works
Micro-meteors entering the Earth's ionosphere (80- to 120-km region) disintegrate, leaving behind trails of ionized atom particles. In the 1950s, scientists discovered that the ionized trails, which are typically tens of kilometers long, could reflect radio waves transmitted from the earth's surface. These radio signals could be reflected over distances of up to 2000-km (1200-miles) between a transmitter and receiver (see the diagram to the right - courtesy of MeteorComm Wireless Communications). Transmission time can vary (seconds to minutes) since the ionized trails rapidly evaporate, losing the ability to reflect radio waves. Most meteor trails last less than 1 second. However, a large meteor can create an ionized trail capable of reflecting radio waves for up to several minutes.
The meteor-burst system uses a transmitter and a receiver at each station. The master collection system continuously transmits a carrier signal to detect a suitable ionized trail to an active remote site. Once the trail is detected, information is transmitted at high speed to and from the remote station during the lifetime of the trail. Information is stored at each end creating a two-way communication system (diagram to the right - courtesy of MeteorComm Wireless Communications).
MSE integrated the Meteor Burst technology into remote environmental monitoring systems. Data from an assortment of sensors (e.g., water pressure, pH, temperature, flow, etc.) can be stored at the remote site on a Campbell Scientific controller/data logger or programmable logic controller (PLC), which uses Meteor Burst radio.
For customers who need remote site data transmitted electronically, MSE has successfully demonstrated a solar-powered remote monitoring system that uses meteor burst technology to transmit multiple data sets and process data. The data can be accessed via the Internet.
Using our experience in automation and control, MSE integrated components and applied the meteor burst technology across a broad range. The system uses Campbell Scientific controllers to acquire and store data from multiple sensors and transmit the data to a stationary ground unit, where it is transmitted to an Internet site.
Developed to address sensor and monitoring needs of the Department of Energy, MSE researched and identified site monitoring needs and the status/availability of technologies to meet those needs. Site monitoring, especially post-closure monitoring, typically requires extensive data acquisition, processing, and storage. Monitoring is also hindered as site infrastructure such as electrical power lines and telephone lines are removed. This design accounts for these elements.
Cleanup and Closure
MSE offers years of service, hands-on expertise, and resources to test and evaluate technologies to help clean up contaminated sites. Working for the Department of Energy and industrial clients, we have screened and tested leading edge, hazardous, waste incinerator, and offgas treatment technologies since 1995. We have migrated with the industry into finding unique, cost-effect solutions to replace incineration as a waste treatment method. We offer the following services:
Test designs, plans, and reports
Hardware and process design modifications and mass energy balance studies
Installation design and installation
Commissioning and test activity
Project planning and project management (project managers certified by Project Management Institute)
We have successfully completed across the United States including
Pits and Trenches support at INEEL's Radioactive Waste Management Complex (RWMC)
Macroencapsulation of mixed low-level waste various projects at sites
Chemical oxidation and grouting Plutonium/Uranium Extraction (PUREX) Spent Solvent Stabilization
Modeling and sampling support at Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC)
MSE's site closure support focuses on finding solutions to help the Department of Energy, other agencies, and private clients at various closure sites across the United States. Our experience includes implementing alternative technologies to enhance early site closure and/or address long-term stewardship. Currently, we are addressing specific closure needs at various Department of Energy sites including Hanford, Oak Ridge, Mound, and Fernald.
Site Closure Engineering and Management Services
We are experienced and familiar with the variety of engineering and management services - initial and long term - involved in closing a site. We offer the following services:
Project management
Economic evaluation and analysis
Risk and decision analysis
Permitting
Groundwater and geochemical modeling
Grout evaluation and optimization
Vadose zone transport
Long-term monitoring and stewardship
Decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) engineering support
Information technology (IT) closure site support
Project Experience
Our site closure work experience includes analysis, development, testing, and deployment.
Containment/Stabilization Barriers
Viscous liquid barriers
Thin grout walls
In situ vitrification
Waste stabilization
Mercury stabilization of soils
Biological Barriers - Control/Treatment Barriers
Reactive barrier
Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPL)
Solution Mining
Phytoremediation
Groundwater Monitoring
Determination of Conditions Influencing Uranium Movement
Economic analysis and evaluation
Life cycle cost modeling for environmental technologies and remediation systems
Cost benefit analysis
Risk analysis from financial, engineering, development and implementation points of view
Decision analysis
Industrial Water/Wastewater Treatment
MSE provides a variety of water and land treatment services and technologies for various industries. On site we have a complete analytical laboratory, treatability testing laboratory, and a soils laboratory. With our laboratories and technical experience, we can offer complete sampling, testing, analytical, and treatment solutions and services:
Water treatment
Sulfate removal
Selenium removal
Arsenic removal
Mining impacted water treatment
Lime Treatment
Water quality monitoring
Treatability testing
On-site pilot-scale testing
Retrofit of existing water treatment infrastructure
For offsite sampling, we offer drilling (GeoProbe) and hydrogeological, environmental, and remediation services.
With 15 years of treatment experience, our experienced professionals can provide the water treatment and or restoration technology you need. Since 1991 MSE has managed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mine Waste Technology Program (MWTP) to advance cleanup technologies.
On July 7, 2010 Global entered into an exclusive distribution and reseller agreement with MSE Technology Associates, Inc. (MSE-TA.COM) a company that has been in business for 35 years and deals mainly with the DOE and Military developing new technologies for specific purposes. Global will also act as a purchasing agent as well as distributor for the projects. As the technologies are the newest designed for a variety uses, we feel we have an advantage in the market place. We are currently negotiating additional territories as progress merits. We have recently appointed sales representatives in various countries covered under our agreement. "Manufacturer's Products and Services" are described, but not limited to, the products, related service, parts, and accessories manufactured and/or sold by Manufacturer as listed below.
MSE universal plasma torch system
MSE transferred arc plasma torch system
MSE non-transferred arc plasma torch system
MSE Mobile Plasma Treatment System (MPTS)
MSE Plasma Waste Treatment System
SCADA Systems
Meteor Burst Data Acquisition and Transmission Systems
Water – Waste Water Treatment Skids
Waste Solidification or Stabilization Treatment Methods
Instrumentation and Control Products and Certified Panels
Management Services
Document Preparation Services
Training Services
Drafting Services
Engineering Services
Electrical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Environmental engineering
Chemical/process engineering
Geophysical/geological
Instrumentation & Control
Waste Treatment
Site closure/cleanup
Mine waste solutions
Laboratory Analysis
Water and soil analysis
SCADA Solutions
Monitoring & control systems
Remote terminal units
Infrastructure Management
Facility modernization
Site Cleanup/Closure
Containment barriers
Biological barriers
Economic analysis/evaluation
Test designs
Modeling & sampling
Containment/Stabilization Barriers
Viscous liquid barriers
Thin grout walls
In situ vitrification
Waste stabilization
Mercury stabilization of soils
Biological Barriers - Control/Treatment Barriers
Reactive barrier
Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPL)
Solution Mining
Site management and operation
Infrastructure
MSE is Montana's largest private-sector technology research, development, and engineering services company. We have more than 30years of experience working with the Department of Energy providing infrastructure services:
Records Management & Documentation Control
Hazardous Waste Testing & Temporary Storage
Warehouse (Shipping & Receiving)
Road & Ground Maintenance
Computing & Telecommunications Services
Real & Personal Property Management
Site Security & Surveillance
Building Maintenance
Environmental Safety & Health
Database Maintenance
DOE Office
Human Resources
Property Administration
Fleet Management
Union Labor
Waste Management
Mail Service
Operations & Testing
Industrial Health
Training
Janitorial Services
MSE was originally formed to test and demonstrate Magneto hydrodynamics (MHD) technology at a new federally owned research site in Butte (the U.S. DOE Western Environmental Technology Office (WETO). Through the 1970 and mid-1980s, we broadened our scope in response to increased regional demand for engineering services and for more significant research and testing of the MHD technology. As we completed testing the MHD technology (sponsored by the Department of Energy), we began to explore opportunities to diversify our business base. MSE successfully shifted into testing, demonstration, and commercial application of waste treatment systems using temperature technologies and advanced chemical, biological, and physical processes. In September 1996, MSE acquired and successfully privatized the WETO facility. In 2001 the facility was renamed the Mike Mansfield Advanced Technology Center in honor of Senator Mike Mansfield, and it has become a nationally recognized facility. Today, we serve a diversified public and private sector customer base, we have expanded expertise and qualifications in a broad range of technology fields, and we work diligently to maintain a high standard for our customers.
Partial List of Customers ... Partners
U.S. Department of Energy
Department of U.S. Defense
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Forest Service
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
State Governments
Commercial Industries
Multiple mining and technology industries
U.S Air Force
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army, Missile Defense Agency
General Atomics Corporation
Sandia National Laboratory
Princeton University
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Bechtel, Boeing
Lockheed Martin Corporation
MSE owns and operates the Mike Mansfield Advanced Technology Center (MMATC) situated on a 53-acre site in Butte, Montana. The facility is nationally known and a recognized, premier testing site with equipment and systems available to test components, equipment, and energy/material handling systems ranging from bench-scale apparatus through engineering-scale demonstrations and full-scale equipment development. Originally, the facility was the U.S. DOE Western Environmental Technology Office (WETO). MSE managed the facility from its inception and successfully privatized it in 1996. In 2002, it was renamed the Mike Mansfield Advanced Technology Center.
From this facility, we research, develop, test, and apply government-sponsored programs and commercial projects in waste treatment, environmental remediation, advanced materials, energy conservation, and other innovative technology areas. We also develop, test, and apply new technologies to treat contaminated surface and ground waters and soils using biological, chemical, and physical methods.
TECHNOLOGIES
MC3000 SCADA Master
The MC3000 monitors real-time data to instantly view and control I/O points anywhere on the network, delivering real-time information that provides intelligent alarm notification, data acquisition, and remote control from a multitude of communication devices. The system offers powerful alarm annunciation, paging, and messaging tools as well as historical trending. These features make the MC3000 SCADA Master ideal to reliably monitor and control a wide variety of industrial applications, such as hydro power plants, utility substations, communications towers, water and wastewater plants, and energy management systems. We provide total automation systems, monitoring and control, data acquisition, and system integration. We specialize in Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) for Plant Control Systems used in hydro and substation automation and Communications Monitoring Systems. And we offer intelligent remote units. See what we can do for you.
The MC3000 SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) Master is a multi-user, real-time HMI/SCADA solution for hydro and substation automation, communications monitoring, and plant control. It collects valuable data from a wide variety of devices, including substation computers, Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), and Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs). The program is ideally suited for small to large sized monitoring and control projects that require reliability, performance, and scalability. The MC3000 SCADA Master is reliable, fast, secure, easy to use, and expandable for future needs. The MC3000 contains multiple features that use Ethernet, Intranet/Internet, and dial-up capabilities The system combines advanced Tetragenics software with 32-bit protected mode processing, built-in diagnostics, critical alarm upgrading, security, multi-region/number callout, multiple download options, and electronic CPU printing capabilities. When combined with the WinTetraVision (WTV32) front end GUI, the package is an integrated HMI for SCADA systems. The system homepage can be viewed locally or remotely over the Intranet/Internet at remote sites using a standard browser.
PLASMA
MSE is a leader in the field of plasma technology for military waste treatment including ordnance waste. Our group develops and deploys technologies to resolve Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and commercial waste problems. We have completed more than 80 projects at 26 facilities in 21 states. We provide complete plasma services and testing facilities including mobile units. Plasma technology uses the intense heat of an electric arc to treat the most difficult waste such as nuclear waste, military waste, and chemical waste. The intense heat of the plasma arc destroys all organic constituents and immobilizes all inorganic constituents into an extremely stable glassy slag.
Involved in developing plasma technology since 1989, we offer equipment and experience that few other companies can. We have deployed two plasma waste treatment systems for the U.S. Army -- one in Nevada and the other in West Virginia. We designed, built, and tested these systems at our test facility, the MSE Mike Mansfield Advanced Technology Center. At our plasma test facility, we have successfully tested U.S. pyrotechnic devices, hazardous waste, and simulated nuclear waste. We have also performed offgas emissions testing following EPA protocols.
Baseline Ordnance
The PADS is capable of processing a wide variety of ordnance, energetic materials and explosive components. PADS processing rates of specific items will be dependent upon energy content, chlorine content, physical size, explosive characteristics and fragmentation issues. Processing rates will range from 59 to 408 Kg/hr (130 to 900 lb/hr) for most ordnance items.
MSE has established a list of ordnance items, energetic materials and explosive components that would be expected to result from the demilitarization of munitions. Table 1-1 contains those items, components and materials that are suitable for processing in the PADS. Table 1-1 is not an all-inclusive list, but does represent the types of munitions, components and materials that can be processed in the PADS without further preparation or preprocessing.
Baseline Hazardous Waste
The PADS is capable of processing a wide variety of hazardous and industrial wastes. The processing rates of specific wastes will be dependent upon the energy content, chlorine content and physical size of the waste. Processing rates will range from 8 to 350 Kg/hr (18 to 770 lb/hr).
MSE has established a list of hazardous wastes that have been of interest in the past. This list has been reviewed and feed rates estimated for those wastes for which reasonable characterization data in commonly available. Table 1-2 is not an all-inclusive list of wastes, but does represent the processing rates that can be anticipated for various waste types.
Processing Rates/Ordnance
The processing rate of ordnance and/or hazardous waste is unique to each ordnance item and/or hazardous waste and is controlled principally by total chlorine input, total waste energy release and total gas volume release. In addition feed streams that are principally inorganic will be limited by the thermal input capacity of the plasma torch. The PADS shall be capable of processing the ordnance identified in Table 1-1, or the hazardous wastes identified in Table 1-2 at rates determined by the following limits:
Total waste chlorine: 7.6 Kg/hr (16.0 lb/hr)
Total waste energy release: 2,700,000 Btu/hr
Total waste gas generation: 4.4 Kg/min (9.8 lb/min) (determined by standard combustion equations)
Total solids generation rate: 340 Kg/hr (750 lb/hr)
Munitions in hazard classification 1.1 (mass detonating) and 1.2 (fragment producing) will have additional processing rate limitations. Shock pressure and resulting fatigue considerations will limit 1.1 materials, while fragmentation containment will limit both 1.1 and 1.2 items. 1.1 ordnance items are limited to 0.09 Kg (0.2/lb) NEW or less for continual operation. NEW may be increased up to 0.16 kg (0.35/lb) by decreasing primary chamber inspection interval from annually to quarterly.
Partial list of Customers
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Lockheed Martin
U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Center
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
Demil S.A.
Hyundai MOBIS
Defense Ammunition Center
Municipality of Bytom, Poland
M&C Company Ltd., Japan
Meteor Burst Technology
Remote Monitoring Applications
How the Meteor Burst Technology Works
To address sensor and monitoring needs of the Department of Energy, MSE researched and identified site monitoring and the status/availability of technologies to meet those needs. Site monitoring, especially post-closure monitoring, typically requires extensive data acquisition, processing, and storage. Monitoring may also be hindered as site infrastructure such as electrical power lines and telephone lines are removed. This design accounts for these elements.
How it works
Micro-meteors entering the Earth's ionosphere (80- to 120-km region) disintegrate, leaving behind trails of ionized atom particles. In the 1950s, scientists discovered that the ionized trails, which are typically tens of kilometers long, could reflect radio waves transmitted from the earth's surface. These radio signals could be reflected over distances of up to 2000-km (1200-miles) between a transmitter and receiver (see the diagram to the right - courtesy of MeteorComm Wireless Communications). Transmission time can vary (seconds to minutes) since the ionized trails rapidly evaporate, losing the ability to reflect radio waves. Most meteor trails last less than 1 second. However, a large meteor can create an ionized trail capable of reflecting radio waves for up to several minutes.
The meteor-burst system uses a transmitter and a receiver at each station. The master collection system continuously transmits a carrier signal to detect a suitable ionized trail to an active remote site. Once the trail is detected, information is transmitted at high speed to and from the remote station during the lifetime of the trail. Information is stored at each end creating a two-way communication system (diagram to the right - courtesy of MeteorComm Wireless Communications).
MSE integrated the Meteor Burst technology into remote environmental monitoring systems. Data from an assortment of sensors (e.g., water pressure, pH, temperature, flow, etc.) can be stored at the remote site on a Campbell Scientific controller/data logger or programmable logic controller (PLC), which uses Meteor Burst radio.
For customers who need remote site data transmitted electronically, MSE has successfully demonstrated a solar-powered remote monitoring system that uses meteor burst technology to transmit multiple data sets and process data. The data can be accessed via the Internet.
Using our experience in automation and control, MSE integrated components and applied the meteor burst technology across a broad range. The system uses Campbell Scientific controllers to acquire and store data from multiple sensors and transmit the data to a stationary ground unit, where it is transmitted to an Internet site.
Developed to address sensor and monitoring needs of the Department of Energy, MSE researched and identified site monitoring needs and the status/availability of technologies to meet those needs. Site monitoring, especially post-closure monitoring, typically requires extensive data acquisition, processing, and storage. Monitoring is also hindered as site infrastructure such as electrical power lines and telephone lines are removed. This design accounts for these elements.
Cleanup and Closure
MSE offers years of service, hands-on expertise, and resources to test and evaluate technologies to help clean up contaminated sites. Working for the Department of Energy and industrial clients, we have screened and tested leading edge, hazardous, waste incinerator, and offgas treatment technologies since 1995. We have migrated with the industry into finding unique, cost-effect solutions to replace incineration as a waste treatment method. We offer the following services:
Test designs, plans, and reports
Hardware and process design modifications and mass energy balance studies
Installation design and installation
Commissioning and test activity
Project planning and project management (project managers certified by Project Management Institute)
We have successfully completed across the United States including
Pits and Trenches support at INEEL's Radioactive Waste Management Complex (RWMC)
Macroencapsulation of mixed low-level waste various projects at sites
Chemical oxidation and grouting Plutonium/Uranium Extraction (PUREX) Spent Solvent Stabilization
Modeling and sampling support at Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC)
MSE's site closure support focuses on finding solutions to help the Department of Energy, other agencies, and private clients at various closure sites across the United States. Our experience includes implementing alternative technologies to enhance early site closure and/or address long-term stewardship. Currently, we are addressing specific closure needs at various Department of Energy sites including Hanford, Oak Ridge, Mound, and Fernald.
Site Closure Engineering and Management Services
We are experienced and familiar with the variety of engineering and management services - initial and long term - involved in closing a site. We offer the following services:
Project management
Economic evaluation and analysis
Risk and decision analysis
Permitting
Groundwater and geochemical modeling
Grout evaluation and optimization
Vadose zone transport
Long-term monitoring and stewardship
Decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) engineering support
Information technology (IT) closure site support
Project Experience
Our site closure work experience includes analysis, development, testing, and deployment.
Containment/Stabilization Barriers
Viscous liquid barriers
Thin grout walls
In situ vitrification
Waste stabilization
Mercury stabilization of soils
Biological Barriers - Control/Treatment Barriers
Reactive barrier
Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPL)
Solution Mining
Phytoremediation
Groundwater Monitoring
Determination of Conditions Influencing Uranium Movement
Economic analysis and evaluation
Life cycle cost modeling for environmental technologies and remediation systems
Cost benefit analysis
Risk analysis from financial, engineering, development and implementation points of view
Decision analysis
Industrial Water/Wastewater Treatment
MSE provides a variety of water and land treatment services and technologies for various industries. On site we have a complete analytical laboratory, treatability testing laboratory, and a soils laboratory. With our laboratories and technical experience, we can offer complete sampling, testing, analytical, and treatment solutions and services:
Water treatment
Sulfate removal
Selenium removal
Arsenic removal
Mining impacted water treatment
Lime Treatment
Water quality monitoring
Treatability testing
On-site pilot-scale testing
Retrofit of existing water treatment infrastructure
For offsite sampling, we offer drilling (GeoProbe) and hydrogeological, environmental, and remediation services.
With 15 years of treatment experience, our experienced professionals can provide the water treatment and or restoration technology you need. Since 1991 MSE has managed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mine Waste Technology Program (MWTP) to advance cleanup technologies.
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