AIR CLEANING STUDIES. Progress Report, July 1, 1958-June 30, 1959

Progress on the air and gas cleaning project during the period July 1, 1958 to June 30, 1959 is reviewed. Major project objectives included: research and development on air and gas cleaning devices and methods for their testing and evaluation, training and education of Commis sion and contractor persennel, collection and correlation of information on air and gas cleaning techniques, and consultation services. Performance tests were continued on the 500 CFM Mikro- Pulsaire bag collector and testing were initiated on a small, 70 CFM, model of the same device. Rating of a commercial water-jet scrubber for special application in the processing of liquid wastes was undertaken during the current period. Special research projects continued or ini-tiated include the following: design of incineration and gas cleaning equipment for disposal of low-level radioactive waste, investigation of methods of collection for radioactive iodine, filtration studies on several types of synthetic fiber media, and collection and collation of gas cleaner performance and cost data from several AEC and contractor sites. (auth)