| BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY | ||||||
| FY03 Funded Pollution Prevention Projects | ||||||
| Rank | Project Name | Directorate, Dept/Div and POC | Cost | Savings | Payback (Years) | Waste Reduction |
| 1 | Radioactive Waste Sorting Table | High Energy Nuclear Physics, CAD (J. Scott) | $2,500 | $5,000 | 0.5 | 100-150 cubic feet of radioactive waste |
| 2 | Reducing Dose From BLIP Air Emissions | Life Sciences, Medical (L. Mausner) | $13,400 | $13,450 | 1 | Reduces airborne release of short-lived radionuclides and offsite exposure by 28% |
| 3 | Kinetic Phosphorescence Analyzer | EENS, Environmental Sciences Dept. (J. Gillow) | $20,000 | $22,556 | 0.9 | 2.7 cubic feet of mixed waste |
| 4 | Scintillation Vial Crusher | Life Sciences, Medical (A. Gifford) | $3,795 | $2,168 | 1.75 | 16 cubic feet of radioactive waste |
| 5 | Microplate Scintillation Counter | Life Sciences, Biology (J. Shanklin) | $35,000 | $27,690 | 1 | 28 liters of liquid mixed waste, 6 cubic feet of radioactive waste |
| 6 | RTF Photoprocessor | Life Sciences, Medical (L. Wielopowski) | $13,860 | $16,489 | 0.8 | 160 gallons hazardous waste, 180 gallons industrial waste |
| 7 | Oil-free Vacuum Pumps and new Catalyst | EENS, Environmental Sciences Dept. (L. Nunnermacker) | $6,000 | $3,516 | 1.7 | 50 pounds of hazardous waste |
| 8 | Bulk Motor Oil | F&A, Staff Services (H. Hauptman) | $4,000 | $2,200 | 1.8 | Minimizes opportunity for spills and eliminates drum disposal |
| TOTAL INVESTED | $96,055 | |||||
| TOTAL SAVINGS | $88,069 | |||||
| AVERAGE PAYBACK PERIOD | 1.2 | |||||