The demonstration was conducted by Bechtel National in support of waste treatment activities at the Oak Ridge Reservation.
Water is used as the carrier medium during the operation.
The system has a nominal feed rate between 0.5 and 1.5 tons an hour, depending upon material type. The equipment is trailer-mounted and is readily transportable as five semitrailers. The contaminated soil is loaded into a feed hopper. A static grizzly removes anything over 2 in. This material is treated by rinsing to remove contaminants that are attached to the fine fraction of the soil.