ELECTRON STERILIZATION OF SEWAGE-SLUDGE - A REAL CASE COMPARISON WITHOTHER PROCESSES

The seventies and early eighties provided high expectations for the ad option of electron treatment of waste. Despite unassailable evidence o f assured disinfection, more than a decade has passed and work continu es to be concentrated in the laboratory. Reasons for the lack of commi tment to build municipal systems are complex. An indication of underly ing hurdles may be found from AECL's experience with a recent proposal on a Sludge Management Plan submitted to the City of Edmonton, Canada . A study of this case provides economic assessments of competing tech nologies and establishes electron sterilization as a competitive proce ss.