Pretrial burn

An owner/operator wishing to operate a new hazardous waste BIF is required to obtain an RCRA permit before beginning construction of the unit. The purpose of this permit is to allow the new BIF to establish operating conditions that will ensure adequate protection of human health and the environment. The BIF permit process consists of four operational phases pretrial burn, trial burn, posttrial burn, and final operating conditions. 

The pretrial burn phase of the permit allows the BIF to achieve the state of operational readiness necessary to conduct the trial burn. The pretrial burn permit conditions are effective for the minimum time (not to exceed 720 h) required to bring the BIF to a point of operational readiness to conduct a trial bum. This phase is often referred to as the shakedown period. 

The pretrial bum phase of the permit allows the incinerator to achieve a state of operational readiness necessary to conduct the trial burn. The pretrial bum permit conditions are effective for the... 

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