San Francisco Resource Conversion Center
Named in the records1978–1984
72 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1978–1984: 1 decision of the Board of Supervisors and 71 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 1978–1984
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The 60 most telling of its 72 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | San Francisco resource conversion center · other: Labor-manpower: 60 to 64 workers at $29,000/yr wage (resource systems) | project | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · alternative: Landfilling of the solid waste, either in existing landfills or at a new site acquired by the City | alternative | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · alternative: Landfilling of the solid waste, either in existing landfills or at a new site acquired by the City | alternative | City report: A feasibility review of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1, conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · other: power generating system includes two 40 MW turbine generators | project | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · cost usd: contingency account, construction cost overruns and facility modifications during start-up | project | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco Resource Conversion Center · proposes: 1900 ton per day resource recovery facility | project | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Sanitary Fill Company proposal (San Francisco resource conversion center) · other: Resource Systems evaluated the Sanitary Fill Company proposal to determine whether the key ingredients of a successful project exist | event | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · finding: Markets exist for recovered metals; appropriate to seriously investigate resource recovery as an alternative to land disposal | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center (Sanitary Fill Company) · proposes: air preheater using stack gas waste heat to preheat combustion air | measure | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center air preheater · finding: heated air may increase NOx formation, causing emissions control problems | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center boilers · other: refuse-derived fuel fired in two of three boilers equipped with spreader stokers | measure | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center boilers · other: hot side electrostatic precipitators designed for in excess of 99-percent particulate removal | measure | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center hot side precipitator · other: precipitator treats flue gas at temperatures around 750 F, before the air preheater | measure | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center hot side precipitator · finding: hot side ESP selected to overcome high resistivity of well-burned RDF fly ash | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · other: 492,750 tons per year waste received | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · other: total NOx emissions nearly equal for competing technologies: 3670 lb/day vs. 3550 lb/day | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · proposes: ammonia injection to reduce NOx emission rate by 50 percent (experimental) | measure | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · other: hydrocarbon emissions lighter than C6 on the order of 324 pounds per day | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · other: approximately 150 lb/day of reactive hydrocarbons capable of contributing to smog formation | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · other: carbon monoxide usually less than 100 ppm; peak around 600 ppm under upset conditions | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · finding: Particulate emission could be slightly above the 250 lb/day trip for BAAQMD review | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · finding: Major determinants for selecting a waste disposal alternative are environmental considerations and comparative economics | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · event: facility continues disposing of City solid waste during commercial acceptance test | project | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · event: period of processing City waste before certified commercial operations | project | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · other: minimum nine months needed for minor mechanical modifications after mechanical completion | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · recommendation: City must become involved in resolving the status of municipal solid waste-derived ash | recommendation | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · cost usd: tipping fee could increase by more than $6.00 per ton if furnace ash is hazardous waste | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · alternative: low-pressure steam tapped from the turbine or condensor used for sludge drying | alternative | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · other: dried sludge placed in RDF feeders and fired in the boilers | alternative | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco Resource Conversion Center · finding: Direct contact dryers would require extensive furnace wall modifications and carry higher risks because the equipment is in advanced development stage | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco Resource Conversion Center · finding: Lack of sustained operating experience with multiple hearth incinerators and their known operating problems constrains application of this technology | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · finding: each participant is exposed to technical and economic risks | finding | City report: A feasibility review of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1, conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · finding: capital costs, operating and maintenance costs, and project schedule are major uncertainties | finding | City report: A feasibility review of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1, conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · other: responsibility for major project risks not yet resolved between City and Sanitary Fill Company | finding | City report: A feasibility review of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1, conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | proposed Sanitary Fill Company facility (San Francisco Resource Conversion Center) · finding: Hamilton ash data may not represent ash from the proposed facility because no air classifier separated the combustible fraction | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco Resource Conversion Center conceptual system · other: Sanitary Fill Company fuel preparation process conceptual design | project | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | rescreened material (San Francisco resource conversion center, conceptual design) · finding: upwards of 70 percent of fines removed | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center (conceptual design) · recommendation: separate air classifiers for each underflow stream might result in lower ash fuel and/or better recovery rates | recommendation | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | materials recovery step (San Francisco resource conversion center, conceptual design) · other: develop a 50-percent non-magnetic metals concentrate | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center fuel · finding: fuel will likely contain at least some non-combustibles | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | grit screen in San Francisco resource conversion center · finding: Sanitary Fill Company expects grit screen to remove last vestiges of dirt, glass and ceramics | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · alternative: Alternative Three: Massburning Waterwall System | alternative | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · finding: Massburning waterwall system's total particulate emission will be higher than in the refined RDF system | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · finding: Sanitary Fill Company estimates particulate emission of less than 250 lb/day | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · finding: Resource Systems estimates sulfur oxides of 3,136 lb/day for massburning waterwalls | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · finding: Particulate emissions may be controlled to 0.015 gr/SCF at 12 percent CO2 or 379 lb/day for semi-suspension firing | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Sanitary Fill Company concept, San Francisco Resource Conversion Center · recommendation: Review process engineering calculations once preliminary design is available so reasonable performance expectations can be set | recommendation | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Sanitary Fill Company concept, San Francisco Resource Conversion Center · finding: Total failure of the plant's processing part is negligible, but expected performance levels may not be achieved | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Sanitary Fill Company concept, boilers · finding: Few boilers have been designed to fire refuse-derived fuel as a primary fuel, so performance risk exists | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco Resource Conversion Center, recovered magnetics · finding: Sale of recovered magnetics can be problematic | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · finding: Each participant in a resource recovery project is exposed to technical and economic risks | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · finding: Actual plant capacity, availability, yields, emissions, capital costs, operating costs and schedule are major uncertainties | finding | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · recommendation: Competitiveness of alternatives should be reconfirmed at completion of preliminary and final designs | recommendation | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco Resource Conversion Center · other: Progress report no. 1, conceptual design study | project | City report: A feasibility review of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1, conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · other: Table 1 compares system performance estimates of Sanitary Fill Company and Resource Systems, including the Split System and Massburning Waterwall | finding | City report: A feasibility review of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1, conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · other: Waste received 492,750 tons per year | measure | City report: A feasibility review of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1, conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · other: Bypassed waste 19,710 tons per year (Sanitary Fill Company estimate) | measure | City report: A feasibility review of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1, conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco resource conversion center · other: Unprocessibles 9,461 tons per year (Sanitary Fill Company estimate) | measure | City report: A feasibility review of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1, conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | San Francisco Resource Conversion Center · other: Progress Report No. 1 conceptual design study prepared for the City and County of San Francisco | project | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
| 1979 | Progress Report No. 1; Conceptual Design Study: San Francisco Resource Conversion Center · event: Received by the City from Sanitary Fill Company | event | City report: A Technical assessment of the waste disposal concept in "Progress report no. 1--conceptual design study, San Francisco resource conversion center." scanned page ↗ |
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