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HD sulfur mustard (distilled) RD D research, development, and demonstration... 

RD D research, design, and development WCL waste control limit... 

R D RAR RCS RD D RES RES-E RME Research and development Reasonably assured resources Regulations, codes and standards Research, development and demonstration Renewable energy sources Renewable energy sources for electricity generation Rapeseed methyl ester... 

New technologies developed by Research, Development and Demonstration (RD D) to provide energy conservation adveuice-ments with proven technical and economic feasibility... 

Recent amendments to the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Act have discouraged the disposal of dioxin-containing wastes on land and encouraged the development of unique treatment technologies. The 1984 Amendments make provisions for the waiver of research development and demonstration (RD D) permit requirements by Environmental Protection Agency regional administrators to facilitate and expedite critically needed research (pilot-scale and prototype testing). 

Memorandum from Marcia E. Williams, Director, Office of Solid Waste, to Hazardous Waste Division Directors, Hazardous Waste Branch Chiefs, Hazardous Waste Section Chiefs, Regions I-X, Oct 3, 1985, Subject Research, Development, and Demonstration (RD D) Permits. 

The TC-60 TDC has been permitted and operated in the United States but only forthe destruction of phosgene and chloropicrin. For this reason, although eventually a full RCRA operating permit would be required, operations could be initiated under a research, development, and demonstration (RD D) permit. To allow continued operation of the TC-60 TDC, BGCAPP s Title V CAA permit would need to be modified. When obtaining the permits for operation of the TC-60 TDC in Hawaii, there was no public opposition. As previously discussed and as indicated in Appendix A, permits have been obtained for similar systems built for destruction of conventional weapons in the United States. The TC-60 TDC uses a catalytic oxidizer but no open flame in the pollution abatement system. The catalytic oxidizer does not appear to be a liability for the public or the regulatory authorities. Noise levels are not extreme. The system is transportable, a positive factor. 

MAPS will operate initially under a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Research, Development, and Demonstration (RD D) permit and will transition to a standard RCRA Part B permit when operations become routine. The Army has worked closely with Maryland regulators, and the MAPS permitting process has gone relatively smoothly. 

RCRA Research, Development, and Demonstration (RD D) Permits RCRA also established a mechanism to allow for demonstration of small-scale, state-of-the art technologies and processes and for modifications of existing technologies or processes. This mechanism is the RCRA RD D permit. It allows for RD D of technologies that are not yet commercially available, units that require refined or improved performance, or innovative commercial units that require demonstration of performance and cost-effectiveness. 

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