Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 274 - Nonferrous metals manufacturing › Subchapter XXXII - Secondary Uranium › Section NR 274.323 - Effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best available technology economically achievable

Current through June 24, 2024
Except as provided in
					 40 CFR 125.30
					 to
					 125.32, any
					 existing point source subject to this subchapter shall achieve the following
					 effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable
					 by application of BAT:
Table 32-10
Secondary Uranium Refinery Sump Filtrate
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of uranium
								  processed in the refinery
Chromium
27.14
11.00
Copper
93.88
44.74
Nickel
40.34
27.14
Fluoride
2,567.00
1,459.00
Table 32-11
Secondary Uranium Slag Leach Reslurry
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of uranium
								  processed in the refinery
Chromium
1.689
0.685
Copper
5.844
2.785
Nickel
2.511
1.689
Fluoride
159.800
90.860
Table 32-12
Secondary Uranium Solvent Extraction Raffinate
					 Filtrate
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per m uranium processed
illion pounds) of in the refinery
Chromium
2.357
0.955
Copper
8.152
3.885
Nickel
3.503
2.357
Fluoride
222.900
126.700
Table 32-13
Secondary Uranium Digestion Wet Air Pollution
					 Control
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of uranium
								  processed in the refinery
Chromium
0.000
0.000
Copper
0.000
0.000
Nickel
0.000
0.000
Fluoride
0.000
0.000
Table 32-14
Secondary Uranium Evaporation and Denitration Wet Air
					 Pollution Control
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of uranium
								  trioxide produced
Chromium
0.000
0.000
Copper
0.000
0.000
Nickel
0.000
0.000
Fluoride
0.000
0.000
Table 32-15
Secondary Uranium Hypofluorination Alkaline
					 Scrubber
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of uranium
								  tetrafluoride produced
Chromium
0.007
0.003
Copper
0.026
0.012
Nickel
0.011
0.025
Fluoride
0.700
0.398
Table 32-16
Secondary Uranium Hypofluorination Water Scrubber
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of uranium
								  tetrafluoride produced
Chromium
0.000
0.000
Copper
0.000
0.000
Nickel
0.000
0.000
Fluoride
0.000
0.000
Table 32-17
Secondary Uranium Magnesium Reduction and Casting Floor
					 Wash
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of uranium
								  produced by magnesium reduction
Chromium
0.011
0.005
Copper
0.039
0.018
Nickel
0.017
0.011
Fluoride
1.054
0.599
Table 32-18
Secondary Uranium Laundry Wastewater
BAT Effluent Limitations
Maximum for any 1 day
Maximum for monthly average
Pollutant or pollutant property
mg/kg (pounds per million pounds) of
uranium produced by magnesium
reduction
Chromium
0.036
0.014
Copper
0.123
0.059
Nickel
0.053
0.036
Fluoride
3.360
1.910